methylphenidate

[ meth-uhl-fen-i-deyt, -fee-ni- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a central nervous system stimulant, C14H19NO2, used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.

Origin of methylphenidate

1
1955–60; methyl + phen(o)- + -ide + -ate2

Words Nearby methylphenidate

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