Definitions
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- noun A
stimulant which mainly affects therespiratory cycle .
Etymologies
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Shortened form of nicotinic acid diethylamide.
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Examples
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Anti-Doping Agency after Edwards tested positive for the stimulant nikethamide in Martinique last April.
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Together with another, five years older pharmacologist, named Folke Serin, I studied the action of another "analeptic", i.e. nikethamide, and discovered a circadian rhythm in its lethal action.
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Treatment consisted of cleaning and bandaging the wound and administering injections of nikethamide to reduce shock and penicillin to prevent infection.
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