fenethylline

American  

[fen-uh-thuh-lahyn, -leen] / ˈfɛn ə θəˌlaɪn, -ˌlin /

noun

1. a highly addictive synthetic amphetamine, C 18 H 23 N 5 O 2 , having a double bond with theophylline and formerly used in Europe to treat ADHD and some other conditions: now a controlled substance in most countries.

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Etymology

Origin of fenethylline

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The same vessel — the tugboat “Andreas” — had also been used in a 2017 smuggling operation, when Greek authorities supported by the European Union border patrol agency arrested six Syrian men and seized a large amount of cannabis and Fenethylline.

From Seattle Times

Fenethylline was developed in the 1960s, under the trade name of Captagon, to treat hyperactivity in children, though it is no longer used for that purpose.

From Economist

A study published in this week’s Nature, for instance, describes the search for a vaccine against fenethylline—a drug particularly popular in parts of the Middle East.

From Economist

Fenethylline is a stimulant, rather than a painkiller.

From Economist

Their hope was that, because antibodies are themselves large molecules, if the immune system could be induced to generate antibodies to fenethylline’s components, the combination of drug molecule and antibody would be too large to cross the blood-brain barrier.

From Economist