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nootropics

nootropics is the plural of nootropic.

Meaning of nootropic

Noun

nootropic (plural nootropics)

  1. Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
    • Nootropics also include extracted and purified components of medicinal plants, as well as substances synthesized from chemical precursors, such as piracetam, the world's first official nootropic (piracetam was created in 1964 in Belgium by a team of scientists whose leader, Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea...2012 January 30, Ari LeVaux, “Experimenting With Nootropics to Increase Mental Capacity, Clarity”, in The Atlantic
  2. A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedation, motor stimulation) and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.

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Questions about nootropics

What is nootropics the plural of?
Nootropics is the plural of nootropic.

Words near nootropics in the dictionary

  1. nootkatone
  2. nootkatones
  3. Nootkian
  4. Nootkians
  5. nootropic
  6. nootropics
  7. Nootsack
  8. Nootsacks
  9. nooz
  10. nooze
  11. noozes

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