phentermine

English

Etymology

Contraction of phenyl-tertiary-butylamine.

Noun

phentermine (uncountable)

1. An appetite suppressant of the amphetamine and phenethylamine classes.
   • 2010, Jillian Lauren, Some Girls, page 231:

     I took the phentermine pills and started quietly obsessing about losing weight again.

Derived terms

• fenfluramine-phentermine
• phentermine-fenfluramine