medical Definition of cathinone
: an alkaloid C9H11NO found in the leaves of khat that is a stimulant of the central nervous system with pharmacological properties similar to those of amphetamine
- Khat technically isn't illegal in the U.S.—but the cathinone it contains is.
- —Colin McDonald, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 21 June 2007
- “Bath salts” is the street name for a combination of synthetic cathinones, manmade versions of a stimulant found in the khat plant that has been around for ages …
- —Tammie Smith, The Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch, 8 July 2012
