methaqualone

English

Etymology

From meth +‎ aqua +‎ -al +‎ -one.

Noun

methaqualone (countable and uncountable, plural methaqualones)

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

Synonyms

• Quaalude, lude
• mandrax
• soper, soaper

Further reading

• methaqualone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia