nootropic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
美 /ˌnoʊəˈtɹoʊpɪk/|/ˌnoʊəˈtɹɑːpɪk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any substance purported to increase or enhance cognitive abilities.
    — Nootropics also include extracted and purified components of medicinal plants, as well as substances synthesized from chemical precursors, such as piracetam, the world's first official nootropic (piracetam was created in 1964 in Belgium by a team of scientists whose leader, Dr. Corneliu E. Giurgea, coined the term).
  2. 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.
形容词 adj.
  1. Relating to substances that enhance cognitive performance.
    — It's triggered and explosion of “functional” drinks featuring adaptogenic and nootropic ingredients; plants that in some cases have been used for thousands of years to boost mood and cognitive performance.

词形变化

nootropics plural noötropic alternative more nootropic comparative most nootropic superlative noötropic alternative

词汇关系

近义词
smart drug memory enhancer
下位词
piracetam caffeine
相关词
psychotropic

词源

词源 1
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”.
词源 2
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”.
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