meprobamate

American  

[muh-proh-buh-meyt, mep-roh-bam-eyt] / məˈproʊ bəˌmeɪt, ˌmɛp roʊˈbæm eɪt /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a white powder, C 9 H 1 8 N 2 O 4 , used in medicine chiefly as a tranquilizer for treating anxiety, tension, and skeletal muscle spasm.

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meprobamate British  

/ ˌmɛprəʊˈbæmeɪt, məˈprəʊbəˌmeɪt /

noun

1. a white bitter powder used as a hypnotic. Formula: C 9 H 18 N 2 O 4

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Etymology

Origin of meprobamate

First recorded in 1950–55; me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + (car)bamate

Example Sentences

Within a year, it was the best-selling drug in America, and by the close of the fifties one in every three prescriptions written in the United States was for meprobamate.

From The New Yorker

Others are the anxiety medicine meprobamate and the calcium channel blocking agent nimodipine, the sources said.

From Reuters

The drugs in his system also included the antidepressants fluoxetine and olanzapine; the tranquilizers diazepam and meprobamate, which are found in Valium and other medications; the cough-suppressant dextromethorphan; and the antihistamine diphenhydramine.

From Seattle Times

In a few cases in which I tried tranquilizing pills of the meprobamate type there was some slight improvement.

From Project Gutenberg

Others are the anxiety medicine meprobamate and the calcium channel blocking agent nimodipine, the sources said.

From Reuters