Meaning Of The Word Amphetamine

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amphetamine
variable noun: Amphetamine is a drug which increases people's energy, makes them excited, and reduces their desire for food.

amphetamine in American English
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 or phosphate form, as a medicine to treat narcolepsy, depression, obesity, and Parkinson's disease
noun: 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

amphetamine in British English
noun: a synthetic colourless volatile liquid used medicinally as the white crystalline sulphate, mainly for its stimulant action on the central nervous system, although it also stimulates the sympathetic nervous system. It can have unpleasant or dangerous side

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