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amphetamine
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
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amphetamine, n. a synthetic drug used esp. as a stimulant.
Etymology
abbr. of chemical name alpha- methyl phene thyl amine
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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