amphetamine

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

am=phet=a=mine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun amphetamine has 1 sense

amphetamine(n = noun.artifact) pep pill, speed, upper - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression; Array

has particulars: amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate, bennie, benzedrine, dexedrine, dextroamphetamine sulphate, chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash

is a kind of drug of abuse, street drug, excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

amphetamine, n. a synthetic drug used esp. as a stimulant.

Etymology

abbr. of chemical name alpha- methyl phene thyl amine

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THESAURUS

amphetamine

Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, amphetamine sulfate, cocaine, coke, crystal, dextroamphetamine sulfate, football, heart, jolly bean, methamphetamine hydrochloride, pep pill, purple heart, snow, speed, stimulant, upper

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