Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to avoid the drug laws, but now a controlled substance. Called also
MDMA .
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- noun The
psychoactive drugMDMA orEcstasy , anamphetamine that producesentactogenic ,psychedelic , andstimulant effects.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
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Examples
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In scientific lingo, the pill is called methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA.
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According to the medical examiner, Smith died from methylenedioxymethamphetamine MDMA or ecstasy intoxication, and her manner of death was "accidental."
Michelle Parker Missing: Ex-Fiance Dale Smith Not Involved In His Second Wife's Death 2011
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Once synonymous with the rave scene, its popularity declined as the diminishing amount of methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA, the potent chemical once found in ecstasy tablets, saw a new generation of clubbers seek alternative substances.
Ecstasy is back in clubs as newly potent drug is taken with 'legal highs' 2011
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When it comes to taking drugs like Ecstasy—whose official name is MDMA, or methylenedioxymethamphetamine—I am an educated and careful consumer.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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The third category of addictive substances is hallucinogens, which include marijuana; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which is known by a variety of names, including “X,” “XTC,” “E,” and “Ecstasy,” among others.
Helping the Addict You Love M.D. Laurence M. Westreich 2007
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The third category of addictive substances is hallucinogens, which include marijuana; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which is known by a variety of names, including “X,” “XTC,” “E,” and “Ecstasy,” among others.
Helping the Addict You Love M.D. Laurence M. Westreich 2007
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The third category of addictive substances is hallucinogens, which include marijuana; lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD); and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), which is known by a variety of names, including “X,” “XTC,” “E,” and “Ecstasy,” among others.
Helping the Addict You Love M.D. Laurence M. Westreich 2007
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The first study on methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA (better known as ecstasy), to show proof that MDMA dangerously depletes the brain of the mood-regulating hormone serotonin was published in Neurology in June.
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It is also the chemical responsible for the ecstasy that people experience when they take the drug methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or, well, ecstasy.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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In tragedy's wake, a man tries methylenedioxymethamphetamine:
Slate Articles Elon Green 2012
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