Piracetam
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide. uncountable
"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)."
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
Blend of pyrrolidine + acetamide.
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