| AMPHETAMINE | • amphetamine n. (Organic chemistry, proper) The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of… • amphetamine n. (Informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine. • amphetamine n. (Informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals. |
| CARBYLAMINE | • carbylamine n. (Obsolete, chemistry) an isocyanide. • CARBYLAMINE n. another name for isocyanide. |
| DESIPRAMINE | • desipramine n. (Pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant C18H22N2. • DESIPRAMINE n. a tricyclic antidepressant. |
| FLUVOXAMINE | • fluvoxamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter… • FLUVOXAMINE n. an antidepressant predominantly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
| GALANTAMINE | • galantamine n. (Organic chemistry) An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment… • GALANTAMINE n. a compound, originally derived from flowers, especially daffodils and snowdrops, used as a drug in treating dementia. |
| GLUCOSAMINE | • glucosamine n. (Biochemistry) An amino derivative of glucose that is a component of polysaccharides such as chitin;… • GLUCOSAMINE n. an amino derivative of glucose that occurs esp. as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances, such as chitin and cartilage. |
| HYOSCYAMINE | • hyoscyamine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid present in henbane that is the stereoisomer of atropine… • HYOSCYAMINE n. a drug obtained from henbane. |
| METHENAMINE | • methenamine n. (Pharmacology) The compound hexamethylenetetramine when used as a urinary antiseptic. • methenamine n. (Pathology) Synonym of methenamine silver. • METHENAMINE n. hexamethylenetetramine esp. when used in the form of an organic salt to treat urinary tract infections. |
| METHYLAMINE | • methylamine n. (Organic chemistry) The simplest aliphatic amine, CH3NH2, a toxic gas, having many industrial applications. • METHYLAMINE n. an inflammable gas, obtainable from herring brine. |
| NITROSAMINE | • nitrosamine n. (Chemistry) A divalent functional group, >N.N=O. • nitrosamine n. (Organic chemistry) Any of a class of carcinogenic organic compounds containing this group, prepared… • NITROSAMINE n. a liquid obtained from chloroacetic acid and sodium nitrate and used as a solvent and as a fuel. |
| PHENYLAMINE | • phenylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Alternative name for aniline (C6H5NH2). • PHENYLAMINE n. another name for aniline. |
| PROPYLAMINE | • propylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Either of two amines derived from propane, but especially the primary amine CH3… • PROPYLAMINE n. an amine of propyl. |
| RACTOPAMINE | • ractopamine n. (Pharmacology) A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat. • RACTOPAMINE n. a synthetic food additive used in some countries to promote rapid muscle growth in animals. |
| SCOPOLAMINE | • scopolamine n. (Pharmacology) A poisonous alkaloid C17H21NO4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous… • SCOPOLAMINE n. a sleep-inducing drug obtained from nightshade family of plants. |