Amphetamine

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
A
Pronunciation
/æmˈfɛtəˌmin/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Drugs

Examples in Context

  1. Me and my mate went to score a kilo of amphetamine down in London.
  2. We postulate a relationship between the use of amphetamine and occurrence of acute thrombosis of multiple major coronary arteries.
  3. An isomer of amphetamine ( trade name Dexedrine ) used as a central nervous system stimulant.
  4. An amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressor.
  5. Individuals susceptible to phenobarbital abuse and dependence include alcoholics and opiate abusers, as well as other sedative-hypnotic and amphetamine abusers.

Other meanings of A