controlled substance

noun

A drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.

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controlled drug
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Meanings

nouncontrolled substance (plural controlled substances)

plural controlled substances

  1. criminologyA drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.

    In order to determine that a controlled substance is present, it is frequently necessary to carry out a full forensic analysis of such samples.

    2003, Michael D. Cole, The Analysis of Controlled Substances, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page 120

    Synonyms: controlled drug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA drug or chemical whose use, possession, manufacture, or sale is regulated or banned by the government.

Similar
controlled drug
Also see
controlled drugdangerous drug

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 控制物質 /控制物质
  • 控制物質 /控制物质 (kòngzhì wùzhì)regulated drug or chemical
Finnish säännelty aine
  • säännelty aineregulated drug or chemical
French substance contrôlée
  • substance contrôléeregulated drug or chemical
German Betäubungsmittel
  • Betäubungsmittelregulated drug or chemical
Hungarian szabályozott anyag
  • szabályozott anyagregulated drug or chemical
Portuguese substância controlada
  • substância controladaregulated drug or chemical
Spanish sustancia controlada
  • sustancia controladaregulated drug or chemical
Cite this entry
APA

controlled substance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20substance

MLA

“controlled substance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20substance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “controlled substance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/controlled%20substance.

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