alpha-methylphenethylamine

noun

Synonym of amphetamine.

Similar
amphetamine
OriginEnglish methylphenethylamine ← Middle English alphabete ← Classical Latin alphabētum →
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Meanings

nounalpha-methylphenethylamine (plural alpha-methylphenethylamines)

plural alpha-methylphenethylamines

  1. chemistrySynonym of amphetamine.

    And of course, nothing lubricates a soirée like a bowl full of alpha-methylphenethylamine.

    2020, Ben Aaronovitch, “A Dedicated Follower of Fashion”, in Tales from the Folly: A Rivers of London Short Story Collection, JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc., page 121

    Synonyms: amphetamine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of amphetamine.

Similar
amphetamine

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
  2. Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
  3. Classical Latinalphabētum
  4. Middle Englishalphabete
  5. Englishalphabet
  6. Englishalpha-
  7. Englishmethylphenethylamine
  8. Englishalpha-methylphenethylamine

From alpha- + methylphenethylamine.

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APA

alpha-methylphenethylamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-methylphenethylamine

MLA

“alpha-methylphenethylamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-methylphenethylamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha-methylphenethylamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha-methylphenethylamine.

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