Benzedrine

[ben-zi-dreen, -drin]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

a brand of amphetamine.

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Examples from the Web for benzedrine

Contemporary Examples of benzedrine

A bite of this cinematic Benzedrine cost under two bits a ticket.
Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?
Liesl Schillinger
December 1, 2013
After writing under the stimulus of benzedrine, he was depressed.
“I hear Gore’s voice and I want so much to be with him”
Anaïs Nin
October 26, 2013

Historical Examples of benzedrine

It made me think of my college days, when I had stayed up all night on benzedrine, writing term papers.
Last Resort
Stephen Bartholomew

British Dictionary definitions for benzedrine

Benzedrine

noun

a trademark for amphetamine

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Word Origin and History for benzedrine

Benzedrine

trade name of a type of amphetamine, 1933, registered as a proprietary name 1935 by Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, from benzoic (see benzene) + chemical suffix -edrine from ephedrine, etc. It is a carbonate of benzyl-methyl-carbinamine. Slang shortening benny first attested 1955.