methylenedioxyphenethylamine
/ˌmɛθ.ɪ.liːn.daɪˌɒk.siˌfɛn.ɛˈθaɪ.lə.miːn/
methylenedioxyphenethylamine noun: a chemical compound in the phenethylamine family that has a methylenedioxy group on its benzene ring. It is structurally related to MDMA and MDA but lacks their psychoactive effects in humans because it is rapidly broken down in the body and does not strongly affect the central nervous system.
Noun
methylenedioxyphenethylamine (countable and uncountable, plural methylenedioxyphenethylamines, abbreviation MDPEA)
- A chemical compound in the phenethylamine family that has a methylenedioxy group on its benzene ring. It is structurally related to MDMA and MDA but lacks their psychoactive effects in humans because it is rapidly broken down in the body and does not strongly affect the central nervous system.
Forms of methylenedioxyphenethylamine
| plural | methylenedioxyphenethylamines |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | MDPEA |
Origin of methylenedioxyphenethylamine
From methylenedioxy + phenethylamine.
Questions about methylenedioxyphenethylamine
- What does methylenedioxyphenethylamine mean?
- Methylenedioxyphenethylamine means a chemical compound in the phenethylamine family that has a methylenedioxy group on its benzene ring. It is structurally related to MDMA and MDA but lacks their psychoactive effects in humans because it is rapidly broken down in the body and does not strongly affect the central nervous system.
- What part of speech is methylenedioxyphenethylamine?
- Methylenedioxyphenethylamine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce methylenedioxyphenethylamine?
- Methylenedioxyphenethylamine is pronounced /ˌmɛθ.ɪ.liːn.daɪˌɒk.siˌfɛn.ɛˈθaɪ.lə.miːn/.
- What is the plural of methylenedioxyphenethylamine?
- The plural of methylenedioxyphenethylamine is methylenedioxyphenethylamines.
Words near methylenedioxyphenethylamine in the dictionary
- methylenedioxyethylamphetamine
- methylenedioxylated
- methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- methylenedioxymethamphetamines
- methylenedioxymethcathinone
- methylenedioxyphenethylamine
- methylenedioxyphenethylamines
- methylenedioxyphenol
- methylenedioxyphenyl
- methylenedioxyphenylpropylaminopentane
- methylenedioxyphenylpropylaminopentanes
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