methaqualone

[ muh-thak-wuh-lohn, meth-uh-kwey-lohn, -kwol-ohn ]
/ məˈθæk wəˌloʊn, ˌmɛθ əˈkweɪ loʊn, -ˈkwɒl oʊn /

noun Pharmacology.

a nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic substance, C16H14N2O, used to induce sleep: also widely used as an illicit drug.

Origin of methaqualone

1960–65; meth(yl) + -a- of uncertain derivation + qu(in)a(zo)l(in)one (see quinazoline, -one)

Words nearby methaqualone

methanesulfonic acid, methanogen, methanoic acid, methanol, methantheline, methaqualone, methb, methedrine, metheglin, methemalbumin, methemalbuminemia

British Dictionary definitions for methaqualone

methaqualone
/ (ˌmɛθəˈkweɪləʊn) /

noun

a nonbarbituate sedative drug used to treat stress and insomnia. Formula: C 16 H 14 N 2 O

Medical definitions for methaqualone

methaqualone
[ mĕth′ə-kwā′lōn′ ]

n.

A potentially habit-forming drug used as a sedative and hypnotic.