» amphetamine
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Noun (1 meaning)
1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression.
amphetamine is a type of:
- drug of abuse, street drug (noun) - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects)
- stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant (noun) - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
types of amphetamine:
- Benzedrine, bennie (noun) - a form of amphetamine
- amphetamine sulfate, amphetamine sulphate (noun) - a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system
- dextroamphetamine sulphate, Dexedrine (noun) - an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
- methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash (noun) - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride