English Explanatory Dictionary

amphetamine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
  2. Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
  3. Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
  4. A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.

Pronunciation

/æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/ /æmˈfɛt.əm.ɪn/ en-us-amphetamine.ogg

Word forms

amphetamine amphetamines amfetamine

Etymology

Shortened form of a(lpha-)m(ethyl)ph(en)eth(yl)amine.

Derived words

4-fluoroamphetamine amphetaminelike amphetaminic amphetaminism antiamphetamine d-amphetamine dexamfetamine dexamphetamine dexamyl ethylamphetamine iodoamphetamine methamphetamine methoxyamphetamine methylamphetamine methylenedioxyamphetamine nonamphetamine oxyamphetamine propylamphetamine substituted amphetamine trimethoxyamphetamine

Translations

Arabic: أَمْفِيتامين Bulgarian: амфетамин Catalan: amfetamina Chinese Mandarin: 安非他明 Chinese Mandarin: 安非他命 Chinese Mandarin: 苯丙胺 Czech: amfetamin Dutch: amfetamine Esperanto: amfetamino Estonian: amfetamiin Finnish: amfetamiini French: amphétamine Galician: anfetamina German: Amphetamin German: Benzedrin Greek: αμφεταμίνη Hungarian: amfetamin Icelandic: amfetamín Indonesian: amfetamina Italian: anfetamina Italian: amfetamina Italian: anfetammina Japanese: アンフェタミン Korean: 암페타민 Northern Kurdish: amfetamîn Mon: ဂဥုဲချေံ Polish: amfetamina Portuguese: anfetamina Romanian: amfetamină Russian: амфетами́н Spanish: anfetamina Swedish: amfetamin Turkish: amfetamin Vietnamese: hồng phiến
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