adj
Meaning 1
Relating to substances that enhance cognitive performance.
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Standard Lemma guide
nootropic
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US: /ˌnoʊəˈtɹoʊpɪk/
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US: /ˌnoʊəˈtɹɑːpɪk/
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noun
Meaning 2
Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedation, motor stimulation) and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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History
Etymology
Coined by Romanian psychologist and chemist Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972, derived from the Ancient Greek words νόος (nóos, “mind”) and τροπέω (tropéō, “to turn”). By surface analysis, noo(s) + -tropic, literally “mind changing”.