qat
IPA: kˈɑt
noun
- Alternative form of khat, a psychoactive stimulant obtained from the plant Catha edulis. [A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.]
Examples of "qat" in Sentences
- The use of qat results in constipation.
- Qat is prohibited in France as a stimulant.
- Qat is more efficiently absorbed in the mouth.
- Qat is prohibited in Switzerland as a stimulant.
- Qat can induce manic behaviors and hyperactivity.
- Qat consumption induces mild euphoria and excitement.
- Qat was doomed to be slain, but succeeded in climbing a nutmeg tree.
- It is estimated that several million people are frequent users of qat.