nootropic
Plural: nootropics
Noun
- Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
- 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.
Adj
- Relating to substances that enhance cognitive performance.
Origin / Etymology
Coined by Romanian psychologist and chemist Corneliu E. Giurgea in 1972, derived from the Ancient Greek words νόος (nóos, “mind”) and τροπέω (tropéō, “to turn”). By surface analysis, noo(s) + -tropic, literally “mind changing”.
Synonyms
memory enhancer, smart drug
Scrabble Score: 13
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Words With Friends Score: 16
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