dextroamphetamine

American  

[dek-stroh-am-fet-uh-meen, -min] / ˌdɛk stroʊ æmˈfɛt əˌmin, -mɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 9 H 13 N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used in medicine as an antidepressive and appetite suppressant.

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dextroamphetamine British  

/ ˌdɛkstrəʊæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn, -mɪn /

noun

1. a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite

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Etymology

Origin of dextroamphetamine

First recorded in 1945–50; dextro- + amphetamine

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Example Sentences

Bryan A. Dennis of Casper entered the plea Thursday before District Judge Catherine Wilking to three counts of burglary, one felony count of possession of hydrocodone and one felony count of possession of dextroamphetamine.

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Some high altitude climbers carry two emergency drugs: dexamethasone and dextroamphetamine.

From Scientific American

Through trial and error, Locke has found that a combination of oral scopolamine, to suppress vomiting, and dextroamphetamine, to counteract scopolamine's potential to induce drowsiness, reduced the incidence of motion sickness from 70 percent to about 12 percent among passengers in the "Vomit Comet"—a DC-9 aircraft used to achieve brief periods of zero gravity as part of NASA's Reduced Gravity Program.

From Scientific American

Sample differences in wholesale prices: Dexedrine, $2.65 per 100 v. dextroamphetamine, 44�; Rubramin, $3.33 per 100 v. vitamin B12, $1.85; Pentids, $1.27 for twelve tablets v. buffered penicillin G, $2.75 per 100.

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