Meanings
plural amphetamines · alternative amfetamine
- countableinformaluncountableAny mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.
- countableinformalnonstandarduncountableReferring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
- countableuncountablemedicineA potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
Synonyms: mini beans
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD, narcolepsy, and obesity.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-
- Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
- Ancient Greekἄλφα (álpha)
- Proto-Semitic*bayt-
- Phoenician𐤁𐤕 (bt)
- Ancient Greekβῆτᾰ (bêtă)
- Ancient Greekἀλφάβητος (alphábētos)
- Medieval Greekἀλφάβητον (alphábēton)
- Classical Latinalphabētum
- Middle Englishalphabete
- Englishalphabet
- Englishalpha-
- Proto-Indo-European*médʰu
- Proto-Hellenic*métʰu
- Ancient Greekμέθυ (méthu)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanMethy
- Englishmethyl
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Englishpheno-
- Englishphen-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEther
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishethylamine
- Englishphenethylamine
- Englishmethylphenethylamine
- Englishalpha-methylphenethylamine
- Englishamphetamine
Shortened form of a(lpha-)m(ethyl)ph(en)et(hyl)amine.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَمْفِيتامين
- أَمْفِيتامينamphetamine
Bulgarian амфетамин
- амфетамин (amfetamin)amphetamine
Catalan amfetamina
- amfetaminaamphetamine
Chinese Mandarin 安非他明, 安非他命
- 安非他明 (ānfēitāmíng)amphetamine
- 安非他命 (ānfēitāmìng)amphetamine
- 苯丙胺 (běnbǐng'àn)amphetamine
Czech amfetamin
- amfetaminamphetamine
Dutch amfetamine
- amfetamineamphetamine
Esperanto amfetamino
- amfetaminoamphetamine
Estonian amfetamiin
- amfetamiinamphetamine
Finnish amfetamiini
- amfetamiiniamphetamine
French amphétamine
- amphétamineamphetamine
German Amphetamin, Benzedrin
- Amphetaminamphetamine
- Benzedrinamphetamine
Greek αμφεταμίνη
- αμφεταμίνη (amfetamíni)amphetamine
Hungarian amfetamin
- amfetaminamphetamine
Icelandic amfetamín
- amfetamínamphetamine
Indonesian amfetamina
- amfetaminaamphetamine
Italian anfetamina, amfetamina
- anfetaminaamphetamine
- amfetaminaamphetamine
- anfetamminaamphetamine
Japanese アンフェタミン
- アンフェタミン (anfetamin)amphetamine
Korean 암페타민
- 암페타민 (ampetamin)amphetamine
Polish amfetamina
- amfetaminaamphetamine
Portuguese anfetamina
- anfetaminaamphetamine
Romanian amfetamină
- amfetaminăamphetamine
Russian амфетами́н
- амфетами́н (amfetamín)amphetamine
Spanish anfetamina
- anfetaminaamphetamine
Swedish amfetamin
- amfetaminamphetamine
Turkish amfetamin
- amfetaminamphetamine
Vietnamese hồng phiến
- hồng phiếnamphetamine
Cite this entry
amphetamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetamine
“amphetamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetamine. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphetamine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphetamine.
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