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embalming fluid

1. slang for liquid PCP or a liquid containing PCP. See fry.

2. the mixture of formaldehyde and other chemicals used to preserve dead bodies. This mixture may be a drug of abuse, although the actual frequency of such abuse is unknown, and many investigators believe that the substance called “embalming fluid” by drug dealers or users is nearly always PCP.

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slow-wave sleep

deep sleep that is characterized by increasing percentages of particular types of delta waves on the electroencephalogram, corresponding to Stages 3 and 4 of NREM sleep. See also sleep stages.