amphetamine

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Etymology

Shortened form of alpha-methylphenethylamine.

Pronunciation

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Alternative forms

• amfetamine

Noun

amphetamine (countable and uncountable; plural amphetamines)

1. (organic chemistry) 1-phenyl-2-propylamine; a colourless volatile liquid; any of its derivatives.
2. A class of drugs used as a stimulant of the central nervous system in the treatment of ADHD, depression, and narcolepsy, and abused illegally as a stimulant.

Derived terms

• methamphetamine

Translations

amphetamine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安非他明 (cmn) (ānfēitāmíng)

• Czech: amfetamin (cs) m
• Dutch: amfetamine de
• Estonian: amfetamiin (et)
• Finnish: amfetamiini (fi)
• French: amphétamine (fr) f
• German: Amphetamin (de) n, Benzedrin (de) n
• Greek: αμφεταμίνη (el) (amfetamíni) f

• Hungarian: amfetamin (hu)
• Icelandic: amfetamín (is) n
• Italian: anfetamina (it) f
• Japanese: アンフェタミン (ja) (anfetamin)
• Korean: 암페타민 (ko) (ampetamin)
• Russian: амфетамин (ru) (amfetamín) m
• Spanish: anfetamina (es) f
• Swedish: amfetamin (sv) n
• Turkish: amfetamin (tr)

See also

• barbiturate
• maxiton (French)