phentermine
[ fen-ter-meen ]
/ ˈfɛn tərˌmin /
noun Pharmacology.
a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.
Origin of phentermine
phen(yl)-ter(tiary-butyla)mine (
hydrochloride)
Words nearby phentermine
phenoxide,
phenoxy resin,
phenoxybenzamine,
phenozygous,
phenprobamate,
phentermine,
phentolamine,
phenyl,
phenyl acetate,
phenyl group,
phenyl isocyanate
Medical definitions for phentermine
phentermine
[ fĕn′tər-mēn′ ]
n.
An oily liquid whose crystalline hydrochloride form was formerly used in the treatment of obesity.