metanfetamina

/metanfetaˈmina/ · B2 · noun · f

methamphetamine

metanfetamina — methamphetamine

💊 meta- + anfetamina: 'meta' as in methyl, tacked onto amphetamine

Metanfetamina is Spanish for methamphetamine. It is built from met(il) (methyl) + anfetamina (amphetamine), so the name tells you it is a methylated amphetamine. Spanish drops the 'h' and 'ph': met-anfet-amina.

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