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piracetam

piracetam noun: a nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.

Noun

piracetam (uncountable)

  1. A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.
    • 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

Origin of piracetam

Blend of pyrrolidine + acetamide.

Words formed from piracetam

Questions about piracetam

What does piracetam mean?
Piracetam means a nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.
What part of speech is piracetam?
Piracetam is a noun.

Words near piracetam in the dictionary

  1. piqués
  2. pir
  3. Pir Panjal Range
  4. PIRA
  5. piracatinga
  6. piracetam
  7. pirachkich
  8. pirachkichs
  9. piracies
  10. piracy
  11. Piraeus

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