Benzedrine

[ ben-zi-dreen, -drin ]

/ ˈbɛn zɪˌdrin, -drɪn /

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Pharmacology, Trademark.

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Words nearby Benzedrine

benzaldehyde, benzal group, benzalkonium chloride, benzamine, benzanthracene, Benzedrine, benzene, benzeneazobenzene, benzenecarbaldehyde, benzenecarbonyl, benzenecarboxylate

How to use Benzedrine in a sentence

A bite of this cinematic Benzedrine cost under two bits a ticket.
Whatever Happened to Great Holiday Films?|Liesl Schillinger|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
It made me think of my college days, when I had stayed up all night on benzedrine, writing term papers.
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Twice during the long night he took benzedrine pills to keep awake.
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British Dictionary definitions for Benzedrine

Benzedrine

/ (ˈbɛnzɪˌdriːn, -drɪn) /

noun

a trademark for amphetamine

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