Nootropic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌnoʊəˈtɹoʊpɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nootropic is a noun meaning (medicine) Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
Meaning
(medicine) Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
More Meanings
- Relating to substances that enhance cognitive performance.
- (pharmacology) A drug that enhances learning and memory and lacks the usual pharmacology of other psychotropic drugs (e.g. sedation, motor stimulation) and possesses very few side effects and extremely low toxicity.
Example Sentences
It's triggered and explosion of “functional” drinks featuring adaptogenic and nootropic ingredients; plants that in some cases have been used for thousands of years to boost mood and cognitive performance.
Nootropics also include extracted and purified components of medicinal plants, as well as substances synthesized from chemical precursors, such as piracetam, the world's first official nootropic (piracetam was created in 1964 in Belgium by a team of scientists whose leader, Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea, coined the term).
Word Forms
- nootropics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include neuroenhancer, neuroenhancement, brainfood, neurotonic, neuromodulator, antineurotic.
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