nootropic

Related to nootropic: Piracetam

no·o·tro·pic

(nō′ə-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk)

adj.

Enhancing or improving cognitive function: a nootropic drug; nootropic supplements.

A nootropic drug or other agent.

[Coined in 1972 by Romanian psychologist and chemist Corneliu E. Giurgea (1923-1995) : Greek noo-, combining form of nous, mind + -tropic.]

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nootropic

(ˌnəʊəˈtrəʊpɪk)

adj

(Pharmacology) (of a drug) acting on the mind, in such a way as to improve cognitive function

(Pharmacology) a nootropic drug

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