phentermine

[ fen-ter-meen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phentermine¹

phen(yl)-ter(tiary-butyla)mine ( hydrochloride )