nootropy
n.— «A marriage of the Greek words noos, for “mind,” and tropein, for “toward,” it refers to drugs that enhance mental performance—popularly known as smart drugs.…Many neurologists believe—and ethicists fear—that scientific advances and social changes may have set the stage for a new age of cosmetic nootropy.» —“Can You Find Concentration in a Bottle?” by Unmesh Kher Time Jan. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Why do we write the sound of a dog barking as bow wow? Isn’t that noise more like woof, woof or arf, arf or ruff ruff? Surprisingly, the oldest of these is bow wow, or as William Shakespeare wrote in The Tempest (Bookshop|Amazon), bowgh wawgh...
