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gaboxadol

gaboxadol noun: an experimental drug derived from muscimol, formerly being developed as a sleep aid.

Noun

gaboxadol (uncountable)

  1. An experimental drug derived from muscimol, formerly being developed as a sleep aid.

Origin of gaboxadol

From gab- (“gabamimetic agent”) + (is)oxa(zole) + -adol (“analgesic”).

Questions about gaboxadol

What does gaboxadol mean?
Gaboxadol means an experimental drug derived from muscimol, formerly being developed as a sleep aid.
What part of speech is gaboxadol?
Gaboxadol is a noun.

Words near gaboxadol in the dictionary

  1. Gaboronians
  2. Gabors
  3. Gabourey
  4. Gaboury
  5. Gabourys
  6. gaboxadol
  7. Gabr
  8. gabra
  9. Gabrianna
  10. Gabriel
  11. Gabriel syntheses

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