MEPROBAMATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meprobamate mean? 

• MEPROBAMATE (noun)
  The noun MEPROBAMATE has 1 sense:

1. a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety

  Familiarity information: MEPROBAMATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEPROBAMATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Equanil; Meprin; meprobamate; Miltown

Hypernyms ("meprobamate" is a kind of...):

antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)

 Context examples 

Although the exact mechanism of meprobamate is largely unknown, it appears to act as a depressant at multiple sites in the central nervous system, mostly likely through the GABAergic neurotransmitter system, including the thalamus and limbic system.

(Meprobamate, NCI Thesaurus)