methamphetamine

English

Etymology

From meth- +‎ amphetamine; 1945-50.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɛθ æmˈfɛt əˌmin/, /ˌmɛθ æmˈfɛt əˌmɪn/
Rhymes: -in, -ɪn

Noun

methamphetamine (plural methamphetamines)

A highly addictive phenethylamine stimulant drug, similar to cocaine. Its systematic (IUPAC) name is (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine.
Synonyms: crystal meth, crystal, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamines, methylamphetamine, speed, tina, tweak

Derived terms

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:methamphetamine

Translations

the drug (S)-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine

Afrikaans: metamfetamien
Arabic: ميثامفيتامين‎
Armenian: մեթամֆետամին (metʿamfetamin)
Catalan: metamfetamina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 甲基苯丙胺 (zh) (jiǎjī běnbǐng’àn)
Czech: pervitin (cs) m, metamfetamin m
Estonian: metamfetamiin
Finnish: metamfetamiini (fi), amfetamiini (fi)
French: méthamphétamine (fr) f
German: Methamphetamin n
Greek: μεθαμφεταμίνη (el) (methamfetamíni)
Hebrew: מתאמפטמין‎
Hungarian: metamfetamin (hu)

Italian: metanfetamina (it) f
Japanese: メタンフェタミン (metanfetamin), ヒロポン (ja) (hiropon)
Korean: 메스암페타민 (meseuampetamin)
Malay: syabu
Maori: tioata whakaihi
Persian: مت‌آمفتامین‎
Portuguese: metanfetamina (pt) f
Romanian: metanfetamină f
Russian: метамфетами́н (ru) m (metamfetamín)
Spanish: metanfetamina
Tagalog: shabu (common), bato (tl) (slang)
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: metamfetamin

Further reading

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