Piracetam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Piracetam is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A nootropic drug, 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidine acetamide.
Example Sentences
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).
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pramiracetam, oxiracetam, racetam, rolziracetam, fasoracetam, imuracetam.
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