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am•phet•a•mine



Pronunciation: (am-fet'u-mēn", -min), [key]
—n. Pharm.
a racemic drug, C9H13N, that stimulates the central nervous system: used chiefly to lift the mood in depressive states and to control the appetite in cases of obesity.

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