methamphetamine

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

/ ˌmɛθ æmˈfɛt əˌmin, -mɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

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.

Words nearby methamphetamine

methacrylate resin, methacrylic acid, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methaemoglobin, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methanal, methanation, methane, methane series

Origin of methamphetamine

First recorded in 1945–50; meth- + amphetamine

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British Dictionary definitions for methamphetamine

methamphetamine

/ (ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəmɪn) /

noun

a variety of amphetamine used for its stimulant action

Word Origin for methamphetamine

C20: from meth- + amphetamine

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Science definitions for methamphetamine

methamphetamine

[ mĕth′ăm-fĕt′ə-mēn′, -mĭn ]

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.