pemoline

[ pem-uh-leen, -lin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C9H8N2O2, with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.

Origin of pemoline

1
1960–65; perhaps p(h)e(nyl) + (i)m(ino)- + (oxaz)ol(id)ine, components of its chemical name

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