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amphetamine | facebook |

As a noun amphetamine

is amphetamine.

As a proper noun facebook is

a social-networking web site, founded in 2004 and originally known as the facebook .

As a verb facebook is

to use the social-networking site.

amphetamine

Alternative forms

* amfetamine

Noun

  • (organic compound, proper) The racemic freebase of amphetamine, the chemical with an IUPAC name of "1-phenylpropan-2-amine"; equal parts of the levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine stereoisomers in their pure amine forms.
  • (informal) Any mixture of the amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine; any chemical that can be described by an enantiomeric ratio of the amphetamine enantiomers.
  • (informal, nonstandard) Referring to a substituted amphetamine; a member of the amphetamine class of chemicals.
  • (medicine) A potent central nervous system stimulant of the phenethylamine chemical class that is used to treat ADHD and narcolepsy.
  • Derived terms

    * methamphetamine * substituted amphetamine

    facebook

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A reference book or electronic directory made up of individuals’ photographs and names.
  • A college publication distributed at the start of the academic year by university administrations with the intention of helping students get to know each other better.
  • The shipment of facebooks will be distributed to the freshmen during orientation and move-in-week.
  • * 2003 , Steve Hofstetter, Student Body Shots: A Sarcastic Look at the Best 4-6 Years of Your Life
  • There is no interests section in the facebook . You know why? No one wants to flip through a book to find out which girls play chess.

    Derived terms

    * Facebook

    See also

    * yearbook (traditionally published at the end of the academic year)

    Verb

    (en verb)