methamphetamine

[ meth-am-fet-uh-meen, -min ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a central nervous system stimulant, C10H15N, used clinically in the treatment of narcolepsy, hyperkinesia, and for blood pressure maintenance in hypotensive states: also widely used as an illicit drug.

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Origin of methamphetamine

1
First recorded in 1945–50; meth- + amphetamine

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British Dictionary definitions for methamphetamine

methamphetamine

/ (ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmɪn) /


noun
  1. a variety of amphetamine used for its stimulant action

Origin of methamphetamine

1
C20: from meth- + amphetamine

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Scientific definitions for methamphetamine

methamphetamine

[ mĕth′ăm-fĕtə-mēn′, -mĭn ]


  1. An amine derivative of amphetamine, C10H15N, used in the form of its crystalline hydrochloride both as a central nervous system stimulant in the medical treatment of obesity and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and illicitly as a recreational drug.

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