What does "dexedrine" mean?

A brand name for dextroamphetamine.

Dexedrine

Common synonyms include: active pharmaceutical ingredient, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, benzedrine, benzedrine pill, c.

noun

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Noun

1
A brand name for dextroamphetamine. countable, uncountable
"I drank gin-and-hot-water to blunt the pain and took Dexedrine to blunt the gin and wrote the piece."
2
an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant wordnet

"I drank gin-and-hot-water to blunt the pain and took Dexedrine to blunt the gin and wrote the piece."

Brand name.