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/meuh thak"weuh lohn', meth'euh kway"lohn, -kwol"ohn/, n. Pharm.a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C16H14N2O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.
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Methaqualone — Méthaqualone Méthaqualone Général Nom IUPAC 2 methyl 3 o tolyl 4(3H) quinazolinone; 3,4 dihydro 2 methyl 4 oxo 3 o tolylquinazoline; 2 methyl 3 (2 methylphenyl) 4 (3H … Wikipédia en Français
Méthaqualone — Général Nom IUPAC 2 méthyl 3 o tolyl 4(3H) quinazolinone; 3,4 dihydro 2 méthyl 4 oxo 3 o tolylquinazoline; 2 méthyl 3 (2 méthylphényl) 4 (3H) quinazolinone … Wikipédia en Français
Methaqualone — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 methyl 3 o tolyl 4(3H) quinazolinone; 3,4 dihydro 2 methyl 4 oxo 3 o tolylquinazoline; 2 methyl 3 (2 methylphenyl) 4 (3H) quinazolinone … Wikipedia
methaqualone — hypnotic sedative drug, 1961, from meth(o) + connecting particle a + qu(in)a(zo)lone … Etymology dictionary
methaqualone — [meth ak′wə lōn΄] n. [ METH(O) + a + qu(in)a(zo)lone] a white, crystalline powder, C16H14N2O, used in the form of its hydrochloride salt as a sedative and hypnotic … English World dictionary
methaqualone — noun Etymology: meth + a (of unknown origin) + quinoline + azole + one Date: 1961 a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit forming compare quaalude … New Collegiate Dictionary
methaqualone — noun A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally … Wiktionary
methaqualone — A sedative and hypnotic, also a drug of abuse; available as the hydrochloride. * * * meth·aqua·lone me thak wə .lōn n a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit forming see QUAALUDE * * … Medical dictionary
methaqualone — n. non barbiturate compound used as a sedative and hypnotic, drug used to induce sleep, pharmaceutical depressant … English contemporary dictionary
methaqualone — [mɛ θakwələʊn] noun trademark a sedative and sleep inducing drug. Also called Quaalude (trademark). Origin 1960s: from elements of its chemical name meth + a + qu(inine) + a(zo + o)l + one … English new terms dictionary