: a bitter carbamate C9H18N2O4 used as a tranquilizer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebMethamphetamine, oxycodone, the muscle relaxant carisoprodol and the anti-anxiety drug meprobamate were later found in Mandril’s blood. Chico Enterprise-record, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2019 Three years later, Snyder, whose team tested both raw and drinking-water samples at 18 U.S. sites, added ibuprofen, meprobamate (an antianxiety medication), and phenytoin (another antiseizure drug), along with other pharmaceuticals, to the list. Rachael Moeller Gorman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2012
Word History
Etymology
methyl + propyl + dicarbamate
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
meprobamate
noun
mep·ro·bam·ate
ˌmep-rō-ˈbam-ˌāt also mə-ˈprō-bə-ˌmāt
: a bitter carbamate C9H18N2O4 used as a tranquilizer see equanil, meprospan, miltown