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meprobamate

[muh-proh-buh-meyt, mep-roh-bam-eyt]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a white powder, C9H18N2O4, used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm.
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Origin of meprobamate

First recorded in 1950–55; me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + (car)bamate
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  • In a few cases in which I tried tranquilizing pills of the meprobamate type there was some slight improvement.

    Disturbing Sun

    Robert Shirley Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for meprobamate

meprobamate

noun
  1. a white bitter powder used as a hypnotic. Formula: C 9 H 18 N 2 O 4
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Word Origin

me (thyl) + pro (pyl + car) bamate
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meprobamate in Medicine

meprobamate

(mĕp′rō-băm′āt′, mĕ-prō′bə-)
n.
  1. A carbamate derivative used as a sedative and a muscle relaxant.
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