methamphetamine
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Etymology
From meth- + amphetamine; 1945–1950.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/, /ˌmɛθæmˈfɛtəˌmɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
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: crank, crystal meth, ice, meth, methedrine, speed; see also Thesaurus:methamphetamine
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
the drug (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
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Further reading
methamphetamine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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