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dexamfetamine

dexamfetamine is the alternative spelling of dexamphetamine.

Meaning of dexamphetamine

Noun

dexamphetamine (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of dextroamphetamine.
    • Methamphetamine is more potent than dexamphetamine which is in turn more potent than its racemate amphetamine.1960, J[ohn] J[acob] Lewis, “Central Nervous System Stimulants”, in An Introduction to Pharmacology, Edinburgh; London: E[dward] & S[tuart] Livingstone Ltd., →OCLC, page 288

Origin of dexamfetamine

From dex- + amfetamine.

Questions about dexamfetamine

What is dexamfetamine the alternative spelling of?
Dexamfetamine is the alternative spelling of dexamphetamine.

Words near dexamfetamine in the dictionary

  1. dexamethasones
  2. dexamethazone
  3. dexamethazones
  4. dexamethosome
  5. dexamethosone
  6. dexamfetamine
  7. dexaminid
  8. dexaminids
  9. dexamisole
  10. dexamphetamine
  11. dexamyl

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