amphetamine

Meanings

Plural: amphetamines

Noun

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

Synonyms

pep pill, speed, upper