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methedrine

methedrine noun: a brand name for methamphetamine.

Noun

methedrine (countable and uncountable, plural methedrines)

  1. A brand name for methamphetamine.
    • And-a all in all, the seagull said / "As I look to where I've been / The whole wide human race / Has a-taken far too much Methedrine"1966, Donovan, “The Trip”, in Sunshine Superman
    • After three weeks high on methedrine the comedown isn’t necessarily that bad, but the participant’s frame of mind can steer it anywhere from mere exhaustion to suicidal desperation, with hundreds of nefarious variations in between.1970, William S. Burroughs Jr., Speed, Woodstock, N.Y.: Overlook Press, published 1984, →ISBN, page 157

Examples of methedrine in a sentence

  • The initial availability of injectable amphetamines (in the form of Methedrine) was a result of the belief of many doctors that it was a safer alternative for intravenous heroin and cocaine users.1990, Julian Chomet, Speed and Amphetamines, New York: F. Watts, →ISBN, page 20:
  • Back in the States, Geng is soon on the lam in San Francisco for hot-wiring and crashing a car with a friend while high on methedrine.2007 May 6, Toni Bentley, “Secrets and Lies”, in New York Times:

Synonyms of methedrine

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Forms of methedrine

pluralmethedrines

Origin of methedrine

Trade name.

Questions about methedrine

What does methedrine mean?
Methedrine means a brand name for methamphetamine.
How do you use methedrine in a sentence?
The initial availability of injectable amphetamines (in the form of Methedrine) was a result of the belief of many doctors that it was a safer alternative for intravenous heroin and cocaine users.
What part of speech is methedrine?
Methedrine is a noun.
What is the plural of methedrine?
The plural of methedrine is methedrines.

Words near methedrine in the dictionary

  1. methcathinone
  2. methcathinones
  3. methdilazine
  4. methectic
  5. methectics
  6. methedrine
  7. methedrines
  8. methedrone
  9. metheg
  10. metheglin
  11. metheglins

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