witsel

Definitions of witsel
  1. noun
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
    synonyms: kalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, stuc, witkalk
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    bepleistering, kalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, pleisterwerk, stuc, stucwerk, witkalk
    a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
    type of:
    melange, mengproduct, mengprodukt, mengsel, mix, mixage, mixture, mixtuur
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
  2. noun
    a plaster now made mostly from Portland cement and sand and lime; applied while soft to cover exterior walls or surfaces
    synonyms: bepleistering, kalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, pleisterwerk, stuc, stucwerk, witkalk
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    kalk, muurkalk, pleister, pleisterkalk, pleistermortel, stuc, witkalk
    a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
  3. noun
    an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
    synonyms: morfine, papaverzuur
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    analgeticum, hoofdpijnpoeder, lenitief, palliatief, pijnstiller
    a medicine used to relieve pain
    opiaat
    a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
  4. noun
    a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
    synonyms: morfine, papaverzuur, verdoving, verdovingsmiddel
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    methadon
    synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction
    opiaat
    a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
    opium
    an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
    doping
    the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
    C, Celsius, basterdsuiker, cocaïne, coke, sneeuw, sneeuwdek, sneeuwlaag
    a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive
    hachee, hasj, hasjiesj
    purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen
    jonk, oudroest, schroot, schrot
    a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush
    laudanum
    narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient
    morfine, papaverzuur
    an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
    type of:
    bedwelmingsmiddel, drug, intoxicant, narcoticum
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
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