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pemoline
[ pem-uh-leen, -lin ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pemoline1
1960–65; perhaps p(h)e(nyl) + (i)m(ino) - + (oxaz)ol(id)ine, components of its chemical name
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