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cook back

The English word “cook back” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To recook a drug (especially crack cocaine) in an aqueous solution (water) in order to isolate and concentrate the active ingredients, thereby increasing its potency.

Etymology

From cook + back, from the notion of cooking the drug back to its original purity/strength.

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