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dextroamphetamine

[ dek-stroh-am-fet-uh-meen, -min ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 9 H 13 N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used in medicine as an antidepressive and appetite suppressant.


dextroamphetamine

/ ˌdɛkstrəʊæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn; -mɪn /

noun

  1. a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dextroamphetamine1

First recorded in 1945–50; dextro- + amphetamine
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