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felbamate

US/ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/

felbamate noun: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.

felbamate: an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is...
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Noun

felbamate (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.

Origin of felbamate

From phe(ny)l + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

Questions about felbamate

What does felbamate mean?
Felbamate means an anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.
What part of speech is felbamate?
Felbamate is a noun.
How do you pronounce felbamate?
Felbamate is pronounced /ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/ (US).

Words near felbamate in the dictionary

  1. felafel
  2. felafels
  3. Felan
  4. Felans
  5. Felapton
  6. felbamate
  7. Felber
  8. Felbers
  9. felbertalite
  10. felbinac
  11. Felbrigg

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