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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of dextroamphetamine1

First recorded in 1945–50; dextro- + amphetamine

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