METHAQUALONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does methaqualone mean? 

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

1. sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• METHAQUALONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

methaqualone; Quaalude

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

sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the methaqualone present in a biological specimen.

(Methaqualone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of methaqualone present in a sample.

(Methaqualone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Due to its high risk for abuse, methaqualone was taken off the U.S. market in 1983.

(Methaqualone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

As a sedative, hypnotic agent, methaqualone was used for insomnia.

(Methaqualone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)