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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEPROBAMATE

Me(Thyl) + pro(pyl + car)bamate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEPROBAMATE

meprobamate  [məˈprəʊbəˌmeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEPROBAMATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meprobamate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEPROBAMATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Meprobamate

Meprobamate is a carbamate derivative which is used as an anxiolytic drug. It was the best-selling minor tranquilizer for a time, but has largely been replaced by the benzodiazepines, due to their wider therapeutic index and lower incidence of serious side effects.

Definition of meprobamate in the English dictionary

The definition of meprobamate in the dictionary is a white bitter powder used as a hypnotic. Formula: C9H18N2O4.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEPROBAMATE


acoelomate
eɪˈsiːləˌmeɪt
amalgamate
əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt
animate
ˈænɪˌmeɪt
automate
ˈɔːtəˌmeɪt
carbamate
ˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt
classmate
ˈklɑːsˌmeɪt
coelomate
ˈsiːləˌmeɪt
consummate
ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪt
cyclamate
ˈsaɪkləˌmeɪt
desquamate
ˈdɛskwəˌmeɪt
diplomate
ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt
dithiocarbamate
ˌdaɪθaɪəʊˈkɑːbəˌmeɪt
estimate
ˈɛstɪˌmeɪt
glutamate
ˈɡluːtəˌmeɪt
inmate
ˈɪnˌmeɪt
littermate
ˈlɪtəˌmeɪt
ostomate
ˈɒstəˌmeɪt
racemate
ˈræsəˌmeɪt
roommate
ˈruːmˌmeɪt
underestimate
ˌʌndərˈɛstɪˌmeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEPROBAMATE

mepacrine
meperidine
Mephisto
Mephistophelean
Mephistopheles
Mephistophelian
mephitic
mephitical
mephitically
mephitis
mephitism
mer.
Meran
Merano
meranti
merbromin
merc
Merca
Mercalli scale
mercantile

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEPROBAMATE

amate
ammonium carbamate
approximate
checkmate
climate
ethyl carbamate
formate
hamate
imamate
intimate
legitimate
mate
monosodium glutamate
nizamate
playmate
ramate
remate
sodium glutamate
squamate
ultimate

Synonyms and antonyms of meprobamate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meprobamate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEPROBAMATE

Find out the translation of meprobamate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meprobamate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meprobamate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眠尔通
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

meprobamato
570 millions of speakers

English

meprobamate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meprobamate
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ميبروبامات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мепробамат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meprobamate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিপ্রোবমে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

méprobamate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meprobamate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Meprobamat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メプロバメート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메프 로바 메이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meprobamate
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Meprobamate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

meprobamate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेग्ररोबेमेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meprobamat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meprobamato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

meprobamatu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мепробамат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meprobamatul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

meprobamate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meprobamaat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meprobamat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Meprobamate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meprobamate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEPROBAMATE»

The term «meprobamate» is regularly used and occupies the 97.495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEPROBAMATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meprobamate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meprobamate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meprobamate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEPROBAMATE»

Discover the use of meprobamate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meprobamate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Meprobamate is another agent of historical significance that is rarely used for any condition at this time. Meprobamate occupies an intermediate position between the benzodiazepines and the barbiturates, both pharmacologically and ...
Alan F. Schatzberg, Jonathan O. Cole, Charles DeBattista, 2010
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Desk Reference of Clinical Pharmacology, Second Edition
Many drugs with diverse structures have been used for their sedative–hypnotic properties, including paraldehyde (introduced before the barbiturates), chloral hydrate, ethchlorvynol, glutethimide, methyprylon, ethinamate, and meprobamate  ...
Manuchair Ebadi, 2007
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Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal ...
Sedative FETAL RISK RECOMMENDATION Human Data Suggest Low Risk BREAST FEEDING RECOMMENDATION: Limited Human Data - Potential Toxicity FETAL RISK SUMMARY Meprobamate is used in the treatment of anxiety  ...
Gerald G. Briggs, Roger K. Freeman, Sumner J. Yaffe, 2008
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Anxiety: Psychobiological and Clinical Perspectives
MEPROBAMATE An accidental discovery led to the development of the first class of agents that were felt to relieve anxiety specifically. F. Berger was analyzing a series of highly effective muscle relaxants. In his first publication on the effects of  ...
‎1990
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The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs
In contrast, injection of marijuana's main active component THC increases the power of a meprobamate dose in animals. Meprobamate has been used in combination with dextroamphetamine for human weight loss, a combination that had ...
Richard Lawrence Miller, 2002
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Before Prozac : The Troubled History of Mood Disorders in ...
A fuller version of this Essig-Ainslie report circulated within the FDA, prompting discussion of an addictiveness warning. Yet the FDA pulled back from this, evidently on grounds of not wanting to give meprobamate a competitive disadvantage.
Edward Shorter, 2008
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Medical Toxicology of Drug Abuse: Synthesized Chemicals and ...
Sedative-hypnotics, antipsychotics, opioids, and ethanol synergistically increase the central nervous system depressant effects of meprobamate. Chronic induction of hepatic CYP450 isoenzymes (e.g., ethanolism) reduces the serum half-life of ...
Donald G. Barceloux, 2012
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Psychotropic Substances: Statistics for 2007 - Assessments ...
Imports of meprobamate averaged about 288 tons annually in the five-year period 2002-2007; about 80 countries reported imports of the substance at least once during that period. France was the main importer of meprobamate, purchasing ...
‎2009
9
Mental Health Research Institute Staff Publications
Near meprobamate and the placebo and that the subjects were very slightly better with meprobamate. If the "favorable" direction is not obvious, it is indicated in parentheses immediately after the name of the test ; for example, "less" palmar  ...
University of Michigan. Mental Health Research Institute, 1958
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Handbook of Forensic Toxicology for Medical Examiners
Meprobamate Brand names: Miltown Classification: sedative/anxiolytic λ: 6–16 hrs Vd: 0.7 L/kg Usual dosage: 300–400 mg tid/qid Comments Is a metabolite of carisoprodol • Tolerance can develop and should be considered when interpreting ...
D. K. Molina, M.D., 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEPROBAMATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meprobamate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police: DUI suspect took controlled substances - The Daily Item …
Blood tests showed she had Diazepam, Nordiazepam, Oxazepam, Alprazolam, morphine-free and Meprobamate in her system. Lada charged ... «Sunbury Daily Item, Jul 15»
2
Bruce Lee's relationship with Betty Ting gets published
... Equagesic, which contains the tranquilizer meprobamate. Chow later alleged that Bruce died due to an allergic reaction to the tranquilizer, ... «Yahoo Singapore News, Jul 15»
3
The age of unreason
In the 1950s Miltown, the brand name for meprobamate, a mild calming drug, was taken by about one in 20 Americans, mostly for anxiety. «The Economist, Jul 15»
4
Court reduces student's sentence in rape case
... of urine samples showed MH's urine contained Oxazepam and Tramadol whereas RM and MR's contained Clonazepam, Meprobamate and ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
5
Student punished for assaulting cop
... who was found with two sachets containing 13 Benzhexol pills, had consumed Tramadol, Meprobamate and Procyclidine on Oct 18 last year. «Gulf Today, Jun 15»
6
Jobless man caught in drug bust in public
He was also charged with consuming morphine and two types of mind-affecting substances, meprobamate and carisoprodol. “Yes, I possessed ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, May 15»
7
North Las Vegas officers cleared in fatal shooting of gunman
Wolfson said Cross had the tranquilizer meprobamate in his system, along with metabolic byproducts of marijuana and the asthma medication ... «KSL.com, May 15»
8
DA determines police justified in 2014 death of Al Jarreau Cross
The medical examiner who performed the autopsy found both prescription and illegal drugs in Cross' system, including Meprobamate, which is ... «News3LV, Apr 15»
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Detective: Man shot NLV officer four times before being killed
His blood also contained traces of meprobamate, a prescription muscle relaxant that a DA's office report said can cause “derangement and/or ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
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Man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for crash that killed …
In addition to the amphetamine, the blood test showed he also had alprazolam, carisoprodol, hydroxybuproprion, and meprobamate in his ... «fox4kc.com, Apr 15»

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