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Benzedrine

英 美['bɛnzɪdrin]
  • n. [有化][药] 苯丙胺(一种苏醒剂)

英英释意


1. a form of amphetamine

英文词源


Benzedrine (n.)
trade name of a type of amphetamine, 1933, registered as a proprietary name 1935 by Smith, Kline & French Laboratories, from benzoic (see benzene) + chemical suffix -edrine from ephedrine, etc. It is a carbonate of benzyl-methyl-carbinamine. Slang shortening benny first attested 1955.