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Dope

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Dope may refer to:

Chemistry

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Biochemistry

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  • Dope, a slang word for a euphoria-producing drug, particularly:
  • DOPE, or 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, a phospholipid
  • Discrete optimized protein energy, a method of assessing homology models in protein structure prediction
  • Dopamine, also colloquially called "dope", a neurotransmitter in the human brain that plays a key role in motivation, among other processes
  • Dopant, an impurity added to a substance to alter its properties

Industrial substances

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  • Aircraft dope, a substance painted onto fabric-covered aircraft to tauten the skin
  • Dope, a technical expression for the solution of polymers from which fibers are spun; see Wet processing engineering
  • Peg dope, a substance used to coat the bearing surfaces of the tuning pegs of string instruments
  • Pipe dope, a sealant applied to pipe threads to ensure a leakproof and pressure-tight seal

Arts, entertainment, and media

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Films

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Literature

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  • Dope (novel), a 1919 novel by Sax Rohmer
  • DOPE (an acronym for Data on Personal Equipment, or Data on Previous Engagement), a book used with sniper equipment

Music

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Groups

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  • Dope (band), an industrial metal band from the U.S. city of Villa Park, Illinois
    • Edsel Dope (born 1974), the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Dope
  • Dope D.O.D., a Dutch hip hop crew
  • D.O.P.E., a Southern hip hop group; acronym for Destroying Other People's Egos

Songs

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Television

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Other

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See also

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