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pemoline

American

[pem-uh-leen, -lin] / ˈpɛm əˌlin, -lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a synthetic, weak, central nervous system stimulant, C 9 H 8 N 2 O 2 , with sympathomimetic activity, used as an adjunct in the management of hyperkinetic behavior disorders.

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

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