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Dexedrine

Dex e drine |ˈdeksəˌdrən, -ˌdrin ˈdɛksədrən | ▶noun trademark for amphetamine sulfate (see amphetamine ). ORIGIN 1940s: probably from dextro-, on the pattern of Benzedrine .

 

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Dexedrine

Dexedrine |ˈdɛksədriːn, -drɪn | ▶noun trademark a form of amphetamine (see amphetamine ). ORIGIN 1940s: probably from dextro-, on the pattern of Benzedrine .