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MDPV

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noun \ ˌem-ˌdē-ˌpē-ˈvē \

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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