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amphetaminism

amphetaminism noun: behaviour caused by taking amphetamines.

Noun

amphetaminism (uncountable)

  1. Behaviour caused by taking amphetamines.
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Origin of amphetaminism

From amphetamine + -ism.

Questions about amphetaminism

What does amphetaminism mean?
Amphetaminism means behaviour caused by taking amphetamines.
What part of speech is amphetaminism?
Amphetaminism is a noun.

Words near amphetaminism in the dictionary

  1. amphetaminelike
  2. amphetamines
  3. amphetaminic
  4. amphetaminics
  5. amphetaminil
  6. amphetaminism
  7. amphetaminized
  8. amphetaminoethyltheophylline
  9. amphi-
  10. amphiarthrodial
  11. amphiarthroses

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