Associations to the word «Amphetamine»

AMPHETAMINE, noun. (organic compound) (proper) The racemic freebase of amphetamine, the chemical with an IUPAC name of "1-phenylpropan-2-amine"; equal parts of the levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine stereoisomers in their pure amine forms.

AMPHETAMINE, noun. (informal) Any mixture of the amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine; any chemical that can be described by an enantiomeric ratio of the amphetamine enantiomers.

AMPHETAMINE, noun. (informal) (nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.

AMPHETAMINE, noun. (medicine) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy.

AMPHETAMINE, noun. A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.