methamphetamine
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English methyl
English ethylamine
English phenethylamine
English methylphenethylamine
English amphetamine
English methamphetamine
From meth- + amphetamine; 1945–1950.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/, /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]methamphetamine (countable and uncountable, plural methamphetamines)
- A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.
- Synonyms: meth, methedrine, crank; see also Thesaurus:methamphetamine
- Near-synonyms: crystal meth, ice (formulation-specific nicknames); speed (also includes other similar drugs)
- 1960, J[ohn] J[acob] Lewis, “Central Nervous System Stimulants”, in An Introduction to Pharmacology, Edinburgh; London: E[dward] & S[tuart] Livingstone Ltd., →OCLC, page 288:
- Methamphetamine is more potent than dexamphetamine which is in turn more potent than its racemate amphetamine.
- 2025 September 12, “Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter”, in CNN[1], sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 10 October 2025:
- A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
Derived terms
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[edit]the drug (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eydʰ-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *médʰu
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (shine)
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