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noun

tab

A small single dose of a drug.

The warning refers to an unidentified drug tab.

Etymology

Tab is a shortening of tablet. Drug slang uses the short form for a small individual dose, including doses carried on paper.

More examples

  • The report described a single tab of the substance.
  • She did not know what the tab contained.
  • Investigators sent the tabs for laboratory analysis.

Forms

tab · tabs

Similar words

tablet
The full word for a compact dose.
dose
An amount administered, regardless of form.