- meprobamate
- noun Etymology: methyl + propyl + dicarbamate Date: 1955 a bitter carbamate C9H18N2O4 used as a tranquilizer
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
meprobamate
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Méprobamate — Général Nom IUPAC carbamate de 2 carbamoyloxyméthyl 2 méthylpentyle No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
Meprobamate — Méprobamate Méprobamate Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
méprobamate — ● méprobamate nom masculin Médicament employé comme tranquillisant léger. méprobamate [mepʀobamat] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1970; de mé(thyl ), pro(pyl), et (dicar)bamate. ❖ ♦ Pharm. Tranquillisant qui favorise le relâchement musculaire et facilite l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
meprobamate — ☆ meprobamate [mə prō′bə māt΄ ] n. [me(thyl) pro(pyl) (dicar)bamate] a bitter, white, crystalline powder, C9H18N2O4, used as a tranquilizer … English World dictionary
Meprobamate — Miltown redirects here. For places with the name Milltown, see Milltown (disambiguation). Meprobamate Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
meprobamate — /meuh proh beuh mayt , mep roh bam ayt/, n. Pharm. a white powder, C9H18N2O4, used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm. [1950 55; ME(THYL) + PRO(PYL) + (CAR)BAMATE] * * * ▪ drug… … Universalium
meprobamate — noun A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic drug … Wiktionary
meprobamate — A skeletal muscle relaxant with action similar to that produced by mephenesin but of longer duration; used in the management of certain disorders associated with abnormal motor activity, as a mild hypnotic, and as an antianxiety … Medical dictionary
meprobamate — n. chemical compound in the form of white powder which often used in medicine as a tranquilizer (Pharmacology) … English contemporary dictionary
meprobamate — me·pro·ba·mate … English syllables
