Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine

/ˌmɛθəˌliːn daɪˈɑːksi ˌbɛnzəl æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: methylene-dioxy-ben-zy-lam-phetamine
IPA: /ˌmɛθəˌliːn daɪˈɑːksi ˌbɛnzəl æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/

73

Scrabble Score

31

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic organic chemical related to amphetamines. It has a benzene ring, a methylenedioxy group, and an amine side chain, but it is poorly studied and appears to have little psychoactive effect compared to compounds like MDA or MDMA.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From methylenedioxy + phenyl + benzyl + amphetamine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methylenedioxybenzylamphetamines (plural) MDBZ (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

methylenedioxymethamphetamine methylenedioxyamphetamine methylenedioxypyrovalerone methylenedioxycyclopropylmethylamphetamine methylenedioxyphenylpropylaminopentane

Questions

How do you pronounce methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛθəˌliːn daɪˈɑːksi ˌbɛnzəl æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn/.
What does methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine mean?: A synthetic organic chemical related to amphetamines. It has a benzene ring, a methylenedioxy group, and an amine side chain, but it is poorly studied and appears to have little psychoactive effect compared to compounds like MDA or MDMA.
Where does methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine come from?: From methylenedioxy + phenyl + benzyl + amphetamine.

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