Definition of "MDMA"

MDMA

noun
uncountable
1. (organic chemistry) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a synthetic entactogen of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine family.
  Quotations
  Unlike many of its subsequent users, Shulgin did not find his MDMA experience transformative. For him the effect was like a particularly lucid alcohol buzz; he called it his "low-calorie martini."
  2005 January 30, Drake Bennett, “Dr. Ecstasy”, in The New York Times‎
  A bit of folk wisdom from early cohorts of MDMA users advised against getting married within six weeks of one's first MDMA experience.
  2011, Mark A.R. Kleiman et al., Drugs and Drug Policy, Oxford University Press
  When MDMA was placed on Schedule 1, the worst category of illegal drugs, the yuppies stopped partying and the dance scene went underground.
  2012, Simon Reynolds, Energy Flash, Soft Skull Press, page 281
  In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy.
  2021 May 3, Rachel Nuwer, “A Psychedelic Drug Passes a Big Test for PTSD Treatment”, in The New York Times‎