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NOOTROPIC
Etymology
Noun
nootropic (plural nootropics)
(medicine) Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
(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.
Synonyms
• smart drug
• memory enhancer
Hyponyms
• piracetam
• caffeine
Anagrams
• coportion
Source: Wiktionary
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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