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phentermine

[ fen-ter-meen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phentermine1

phen(yl)-ter(tiary-butyla)mine ( hydrochloride )

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