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noun
The racemic mixture of amphetamine (dl-amphetamine).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
a form of amphetamine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bennie
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Broader terms: amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed
History
From the trade name for the first pharmaceutical (racemic) amphetamine (1932), derived from benzyl-methyl carbinamine.
