dexamphetamine

noun

dexamphetamine

noun

Etymology From dex- + amphetamine.

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Synonym of dextroamphetamine.

Methamphetamine is more potent than dexamphetamine which is in turn more potent than its racemate amphetamine.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:

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