dextroamphetamine
[ dek-stroh-am-fet-uh-meen, -min ]
/ ˌdɛk stroʊ æmˈfɛt əˌmin, -mɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C9H13N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used in medicine as an antidepressive and appetite suppressant.
Origin of dextroamphetamine
First recorded in 1945–50;
dextro- +
amphetamine
Words nearby dextroamphetamine
dextrinase,
dextrinosis,
dextrinuria,
dextro,
dextro-,
dextroamphetamine,
dextrocardia,
dextrocerebral,
dextroclination,
dextrocular,
dextrogastria
British Dictionary definitions for dextroamphetamine
dextroamphetamine
/ (ˌdɛkstrəʊæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn, -mɪn) /
noun
a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite