carisoprodol

[ kar-uh-sop-ruh-dawl, -dol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carisoprodol¹

car(bamate) + isopro(pyl) + d(i)- ¹ + -ol ¹