AMPHETAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amphetamine mean? 

• AMPHETAMINE (noun)
  The noun AMPHETAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

  Familiarity information: AMPHETAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMPHETAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper

Hypernyms ("amphetamine" is a kind of...):

drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)

excitant; stimulant; stimulant drug (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amphetamine"):

amphetamine sulfate; amphetamine sulphate (a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system)

bennie; Benzedrine (a form of amphetamine)

Dexedrine; dextroamphetamine sulphate (an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant)

chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash (an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)

 Context examples 

An amphetamine derivative and a sympathomimetic stimulant with anti-obesity and appetite-suppressant properties.

(Diethylpropion, NCI Thesaurus)

The salt of the dextro-isomer of amphetamine and sympathomimetic amine with CNS stimulating properties.

(Dextroamphetamine Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

The saccharate salt form of the dextro-isomer of amphetamine, a synthetic substance related to natural sympathomimetic amines, with CNS stimulating properties.

(Dextroamphetamine Saccharate, NCI Thesaurus)

Four of these nine kids had been treated with stimulant drugs typically prescribed for ADHD (amphetamine, dextroamphetamine or methylphenidate), which caused some to develop headaches, excessive sweating, and hypertension.

(Rare cancers may masquerade as ADHD in children, NIH)

A sympathomimetic amine structurally similar to amphetamine with anorexiant activity.

(Diethylpropion Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An amphetamine derivative and a sympathomimetic stimulant with appetite-suppressant property.

(Fenfluramine, NCI Thesaurus)

The dimesylate form and prodrug of the d-isomer of amphetamine, a non-catecholamine sympathomimetic amine with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating activity.

(Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A prodrug of the d-isomer of amphetamine, a non-catecholamine sympathomimetic amine with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating activity.

(Lisdexamfetamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Along with JunD, delta-FosB is a component of an AP-1 transcription factor that accumulates in these key brain regions after chronic exposure to drugs of abuse, including morphine, amphetamine, alcohol, and cocaine.

(FosB Drug-induction Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The hydrochloride salt of fenfluramine, an amphetamine derivative and a sympathomimetic stimulant with appetite-suppressant properties.

(Fenfluramine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)