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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 in popular culture — Main article: Methaqualone The following list is of references to Methaqualone in popular culture. Entries should either refer to an article that includes sources for these references or include footnotes to reliable sources to demonstrate the… … Wikipedia
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
