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b) A class of drugs used as a stimulant of the central nervous system in the treatment of ADHD, depression, and narcolepsy, and abused illegally as a stimulant.
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Amphetamine — Amphétamine Pour les articles homonymes, voir Amphétamine (homonymie). Amphétamine … Wikipédia en Français
amphétamine — [ ɑ̃fetamin ] n. f. • v. 1945; probablt de l angl. amphetamine 1938, de a(lpha) m(ethyl) phe(ne)t(hyl)amine ♦ Médicament employé comme excitant du système nerveux central et comme anorexigène ( ex. benzédrine, ecstasy). Dopage aux amphétamines.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Amphetamine — Amphetamine, zu den Weckaminen zählendes Aufputschmittel … Universal-Lexikon
amphetamine — (n.) 1938, contracted from alphamethyl phenethylamine … Etymology dictionary
amphetamine — [n] hard drug analeptic, benny*, crank*, crystal, dexy*, pep pill*, speed*, stimulant, STP*, tab*, upper*; concept 307 … New thesaurus
amphetamine — ► NOUN ▪ a synthetic drug used illegally as a stimulant. ORIGIN abbreviation of its chemical name … English terms dictionary
amphetamine — ☆ amphetamine [am fet′ə mēn΄, am fet′əmin ] n. [a(lpha )m(ethyl beta )ph(enyl )et(hyl )amine] 1. a colorless, liquid drug, C6H5CH2CH(NH2)CH3, that acts as a stimulant of the central nervous system and is used, usually in its crystalline sulfate… … English World dictionary
Amphetamine — For other uses, see Amphetamine (disambiguation). Amphetamine Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Amphétamine — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Amphétamine (homonymie). Amphétamine … Wikipédia en Français
amphetamine — /am fet euh meen , min/, n. Pharm. a racemic drug, C9H13N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used chiefly to lift the mood in depressive states and to control the appetite in cases of obesity. [1935 40; A(LPHA) + M(ETHYL) + PH(ENYL) +… … Universalium
Amphetamine — Allgemeine Strukturformel der Phenylethylamine Phenylalkylamine sind chemische Verbindungen, die vom Phenylethylamin abgeleitet sind. Zahlreiche β Phenylalkylamine besitzen eine weite Verbreitung in der Natur (z. B. Tyramin und Dopamin), während… … Deutsch Wikipedia
