STP

¹ American  

[es-tee-pee] / ˈɛsˈtiˈpi /

abbreviation

Slang.

1. a street name for the hallucinogen DOM.

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STP ² American  

abbreviation

1. standard temperature and pressure.

2. stand-to-pee device.

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STP British  

abbreviation

1. scientifically treated petroleum: an oil substitute promising renewed power for an internal-combustion engine

2. Also: NTP. standard temperature and pressure: standard conditions of 0°C temperature and 101.325 kPa (760 mmHg) pressure

3. Professor of Sacred Theology

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noun

1. a synthetic hallucinogenic drug related to mescaline

Etymology

Origin of STP

First recorded in 1965–70; origin uncertain; possibly named after STP, trademark of a motor-oil additive

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Example Sentences

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STP

“The reality is that it’s become more brazen, it’s become bigger, it’s become more daring,” said Bruno Hernandez, executive director of the STP Foundation, which gives artists with graffiti backgrounds new opportunities in the arts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

Hernandez, of the STP Foundation, said he has received requests from at least one venture capital company that asked for him to host a team-building exercise through graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024

Murphy told jurors to consider lost evidence as adverse to STP, and this June the appellate judges found that these and other instructions were proper.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

STP requested up to $642 million during the lawsuit, but in the 2019 jury trial Judge Carol Murphy of Thurston County Superior Court capped the potential amount at $300 million.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

The 4ESS then calls its own STP, Signal Transfer Point within an SS7 network.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau

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