Kryptonite

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Drug slang A regional term for crack cocaine
Vox populi A fictional element from the Superman saga which is one of the few things that weakens the Man of Steel. Prolonged exposure to Kryptonite is capable of killing Superman.

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And if that weren't enough, Superman also has to contend with paranoid billionaire Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg), who is trying to obtain Kryptonite, the only thing on Earth that can kill him.

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