carisoprodol

[kar-uh-sop-ruh-dawl, -dol]

noun Pharmacology.

a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C12H24N2O4, used as a muscle relaxant.

Origin of carisoprodol

car(bamate) + isopro(pyl) + d(i)-¹ + -ol¹

Also called isopropyl meprobamate.

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