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benzedrine

benzedrine noun: the racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).

Noun

benzedrine (uncountable)

  1. The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).
    • There was even a box of benzedrine tablets to give endurance and heightened perception during the operation and an assortment of underwater torches, including one that threw only a tiny pencil-thin beam.1954, Ian Fleming, “Beau Desert”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 195
    • […]who chained themselves to subways for the endless ride from Battery to holy Bronx on benzedrine until the noise of wheels and children brought them down[…]1956, Allen Ginsberg, “Howl”, in Howl and Other Poems (Pocket Poets Series), City Lights Books, →OCLC, page 10

benzedrine meaning in Tamil

benzedrine in Tamil

பென்சித்திரீன்

Origin of benzedrine

From the trade name for the first pharmaceutical (racemic) amphetamine (1932), derived from benzyl-methyl carbinamine.

Words formed from benzedrine

Questions about benzedrine

What does benzedrine mean?
Benzedrine means the racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).
What is benzedrine in Tamil?
Benzedrine in Tamil is பென்சித்திரீன். See Benzedrine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is benzedrine?
Benzedrine is a noun.

Words near benzedrine in the dictionary

  1. benzazoles
  2. benzbromarone
  3. benzbromorone
  4. benzedeira
  5. benzedeiras
  6. benzedrine
  7. Benzel
  8. Benzels
  9. benzene
  10. benzene ring
  11. benzene rings

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