dextroamphetamine
/ˌdɛkstɹəʊæmˈfɛtəmiːn/noun
dextroamphetamine is spelled D-E-X-T-R-O-A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N-E: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dextroamphetamine means “One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dextroamphetamine is dextroamphetamines.
How many letters and syllables are in dextroamphetamine?
| Letters | 17: D-E-X-T-R-O-A-M-P-H-E-T-A-M-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dextroamphetamine?
Dextroamphetamine appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dextroamphetamine?
- UK /ˌdɛkstɹəʊæmˈfɛtəmiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dextroamphetamine
- dextroamphetamines plural
- d-amphetamine
- dextroamfetamine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dextroamphetamine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the stereoisomers of amphetamine, with the chemical formula C₉H₁₃N, that is used to stimulate the central nervous system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).