amphetamine

n. a CNS stimulant, closely related in structure and activity to ephedrine (see ephedra), that is the prototype of the group of drugs known as the amphetamines. Amphetamine is a chiral molecule, composed of two stereoisomers (mirror images): levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Specific amphetamines may be racemic mixtures of both stereoisomers (U.S. trade name: Benzedrine.

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November 16th 2024

implicit causality

the property of verbs such that causality is implicit either in the agent or the patient of the verb.