meprobamate
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mep·ro·bam·ate
(mĕp′rō-băm′āt′, mĕ-prō′bə-)n.
A bitter white powder, C9H18N2O4, used as a tranquilizer, muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant.
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meprobamate
(məˈprəʊbəˌmeɪt; ˌmɛprəʊˈbæmeɪt)n
(Pharmacology) a white bitter powder used as a hypnotic. Formula: C9H18N2O4
[me(thyl) + pro(pyl + car)bamate]
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me•pro•ba•mate
(məˈproʊ bəˌmeɪt, ˌmɛp roʊˈbæm eɪt)n.
a white powder, C9H18N2O4, used chiefly as a tranquilizer.
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| Noun | 1. | meprobamate - a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer - a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
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