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methaqualone

[muh-thak-wuh-lohn, meth-uh-kwey-lohn, -kwol-ohn]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C16H14N2O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
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Origin of methaqualone

1960–65; meth(yl) + -a- of uncertain derivation + qu(in)a(zo)l(in)one (see quinazoline, -one)
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British Dictionary definitions for methaqualone

methaqualone

noun
  1. a nonbarbituate sedative drug used to treat stress and insomnia. Formula: C 16 H 14 N 2 O
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Word Origin and History for methaqualone

n.

hypnotic sedative drug, 1961, from meth(o)- + connecting particle -a- + qu(in)a(zo)lone.

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methaqualone in Medicine

methaqualone

(mĕth′ə-kwā′lōn′)
n.
  1. A potentially habit-forming drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.
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