Definitions

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  • noun A stimulant which mainly affects the respiratory cycle.

Etymologies

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Shortened form of nicotinic acid diethylamide.

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Examples

  • Anti-Doping Agency after Edwards tested positive for the stimulant nikethamide in Martinique last April.

    USATODAY.com - Athens Watch: Tuesday, Aug. 17 2004

  • 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.

    Arvid Carlsson - Autobiography 2001

  • Treatment consisted of cleaning and bandaging the wound and administering injections of nikethamide to reduce shock and penicillin to prevent infection.

    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE REPORT 1996

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