Meanings
nounpiracetam (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.
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Nootropics also include extracted and purified components of medicinal plants, as well as substances synthesized from chemical precursors, such as piracetam, the world's first official nootropic (piracetam was created in 1964 in Belgium by a team of scientists whose leader, Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea, coined the term).
2012 January 30, Ari LeVaux, “Experimenting With Nootropics to Increase Mental Capacity, Clarity”, in The Atlantic
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Chinese Mandarin 吡拉西坦
- 吡拉西坦 (bǐlāxītǎn)a nootropic drug
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APA
piracetam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piracetam
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“piracetam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piracetam. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piracetam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piracetam.
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