meprobamate
nounEtymology From me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic (anxiety-reducing) drug.
- Meprobamate and the other drugs in its chemical group are used as either antianxiety agents, anticonvulsants, or sedatives (sleeping pills). This drug exerts effects by relaxing the large skeletal muscles and by a direct effect on the brain.1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Meprobamate”, in The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 187: