Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index A amphetamine: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: am•phet•a•mine Pronunciation: (am-fet'u-mēn", -min), [key] — n. Pharm. a racemic drug, CHN, that stimulates the central nervous system: used chiefly to lift the mood in depressive states and to control the appetite in cases of obesity. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: amphetamine (Thesaurus) ampersand amphi- TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs? The Twelve Dancing Princesses Current Events This Week: January 2023 African Americans by the Numbers Andersen's Fairy Tales: Contents The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: saturnine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language