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methaqualone

methaqualone noun: a sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates, also used recreationally.

Noun

methaqualone (countable and uncountable, plural methaqualones)

  1. A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates, also used recreationally.

Synonyms of methaqualone

All synonyms of methaqualone

Forms of methaqualone

pluralmethaqualones

Origin of methaqualone

From meth + aqua + -al + -one.

Words formed from methaqualone

Questions about methaqualone

What does methaqualone mean?
Methaqualone means a sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates, also used recreationally.
What part of speech is methaqualone?
Methaqualone is a noun.
What is the plural of methaqualone?
The plural of methaqualone is methaqualones.

Words near methaqualone in the dictionary

  1. methanotrophy
  2. methanotropic
  3. methanoyl
  4. methantheline
  5. methapyrilene
  6. methaqualone
  7. methaqualones
  8. metharbital
  9. methasone
  10. methasones
  11. methasterone

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