Definition of "nootropics" [nootropics]

• Plural form of nootropic. (noun)

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• "A broad class of drugs called nootropics showed potential in the 1970s, but they were "shots in the dark," says Small, and they have since fallen out of favor with mainstream scientists."
• "A broad class of drugs called nootropics showed potential in the 1970s, but they were "shots in the dark," says Dr. Scott Small of CUMC, and they have since fallen out of favor with mainstream scientists."
• "These drugs, also known as nootropics (an inelegant name; from the Greek roots noo -, mind and - tropo, turn, change) or cognitive enhancers are becoming increasingly widely used."