Origin of STP

First recorded in 1965–70; probably after STP, trademark of a motor-oil additive

STP Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for stp

stimulant, upper, crystal, crank, tab, speed, benny, STP, analeptic

British Dictionary definitions for stp


abbreviation for
  1. trademark 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
  1. a synthetic hallucinogenic drug related to mescaline

Word Origin for STP

from Latin: Sanctae Theologiae Professor Sense 4 from humorous reference to the extra power resulting from scientifically treated petroleum

stp in Medicine


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