cream
n.— «Athletes investigated in the BALCO case have been accused of using something referred to as “the cream” which can synthetically keep the balance between testosterone and epitestosterone at the accepted level.» —“Jones jumps under cloud” by Tom Knight Telegraph (U.K.) June 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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