methamphetamines

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English

Etymology

From methamphetamine, apparently by analogy with amphetamines.

Noun

methamphetamines pl (plural only)

  1. Methamphetamine.

Usage notes

  • Since the term methamphetamine denotes a specific compound (one of the amphetamines), the term methamphetamines may be considered meaningless; nonetheless, it is in wide use as a synonym for methamphetamine, though less so in technical literature.