cog
n.— «The drugs, known as “cognition enhancers” could improve brain performance in a number of ways, from sharpening short-term memory and increasing speed of thought. The Academy of Medical Sciences has already advised ministers that the use of such drugs—commonly known as “cogs”—would be so widespread that they would need to be regulated.» —“Children will be using brain-boosting drugs ‘in a generation’” by Aslinn Simpson Telegraph (United Kingdom) Sept. 19, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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