SINCE 1828
MDPV
noun
\ ˌem-ˌdē-ˌpē-ˈvē
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Medical Definition of MDPV
: a synthetic compound C16H21NO3 that is an analog of cathinone and is used illicitly as a stimulant with effects similar to those of cocaine
… MDPV and other stimulants found in the bath salts provide a rush similar to cocaine or methamphetamine. — Larry Oakes, The Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minnesota), 4 Sept. 2011
— called also methylenedioxypyrovalerone
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