hydroxyamphetamine

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hyÂ·droxyÂ·amÂ·phetÂ·amine -am-Ëˆfet-É™-ËŒmÄ“n, -mÉ™n

: a sympathomimetic drug administered in the form of its hydrobromide C₉H₁₃NOÂ·HBr and used especially as a decongestant and mydriatic

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