Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- A trademark used for the drug dextroamphetamine.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. an isomer of amphetamine used as a central nervous system stimulant (Dexedrine is a trademark).
WordNet 3.0
- n. an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant
Examples
“Dexedrine is a wonder drug, but Welbutrin is a little easier to tolerate on a daily basis for me.”
“I don't know if any of you have tried Dexedrine, which is basically an early form of Ritalin and Adderall, but I'll be starting a small dose tomorrow to see if I can start having wide-awake days and less fitful sleep.”
“Benzedrine was used to enlarge nasal and bronchial passages and it is closely related to other stimulants produced later, such as Dexedrine d-amphetamine and methamphetamine.”
“Stimulants, ( "uppers" such as Dexedrine, Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta).”
“For these patients, you may find Dexedrine an ideal prescription.”
“Best line: A fifties ad for Dexedrine pictured a sad, pretty young woman holding a dish towel and surrounded by dirty dishes.”
“Dexedrine will give them a feeling of energy and well-being, renewing their interest in life and living.”
“I swallow two 5mg tablets of Dexedrine with my spit because I think at least half of my feeling weird is from coming down from my last two Dexedrine a few hours ago.”
“It basically cleaned up the street," Daryl said -- meaning prior to Schedule II both Dexedrine and Ritalin, along with methamphetamine, were readily available for misuse and abuse.”
The Huffington Post: Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse?
“That year, the federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (the Drug Enforcement Administration's predecessor agency) moved to place amphetamine (Dexedrine) and methylphenidate (Ritalin) as Schedule II controlled substances -- the tightest legal control the government can place on prescription drugs.”
The Huffington Post: Lawrence Diller, M.D.: Does America Really Have a Problem With Adderall Abuse?
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Trademarks
"A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or design, or any combination thereof, used in commerce to identify and distinguish the goods of one manufacturer or seller from those of another and to indi...
Academy Award, Ace bandage, Acrilan, Addressograph, Alar, Alcian blue, Alclad, Aldis lamp, Ampakine, Amtrak, Amytal, Angostura bitters and 661 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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