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amfetamine

amfetamine is the alternative spelling of amphetamine.

Meaning of amphetamine

Noun

amphetamine (countable and uncountable, plural amphetamines)

  1. (proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
  2. (informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
  3. (informal, nonstandard) 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.
    Synonyms:
    mini beans

Forms of amfetamine

pluralamfetamines

Words formed from amfetamine

Questions about amfetamine

What is amfetamine the alternative spelling of?
Amfetamine is the alternative spelling of amphetamine.

Words near amfetamine in the dictionary

  1. amfecloral
  2. amfenac
  3. amfepentorex
  4. amfepramone
  5. AmFest
  6. amfetamine
  7. amfetamines
  8. amfetaminil
  9. Amfikleia
  10. Amfilochia
  11. Amfilohia

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