amphetamine
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /æmˈfɛtəmin/
amphetamine
- (organic compound, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
- (informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
- (informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
- (medicine) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
- French: amphétamine
- German: Amphetamin, Benzedrin
- Italian: anfetamina, amfetamina, anfetammina
- Portuguese: anfetamina
- Russian: амфетами́н
- Spanish: anfetamina
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