Crossword clues for methaqualone
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
hypnotic sedative drug, 1961, from meth(o)- + connecting particle -a- + qu(in)a(zo)lone.
Wiktionary
n. (context pharmaceutical drug English) A sedative drug that has effects similar to barbiturates. Also used recreationally.
WordNet
n. sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse [syn: Quaalude]
Wikipedia
Methaqualone, sold under the brand name Quaalude (\ˈkwā-ˌlüd\) in the US and Mandrax in the UK and South Africa, is a sedative and hypnotic medication. It is a member of the quinazolinone class.
The sedative–hypnotic activity of methaqualone was first noted by researchers in the 1950s. In 1962, methaqualone was patented in the US by Wallace and Tiernan. Its use peaked in the early 1970s as a hypnotic, for the treatment of insomnia, and as a sedative and muscle relaxant.
Usage examples of "methaqualone".
Darvon and Ritalin and methaqualone and Valium, and God knows what else.
It was at the church, though, that Felix and his good friend methaqualone became embarrassing.
I'll bet a new past is being ghostwritten for "Castaway Cay"—a past richly populated with conquistadors or perhaps shipwrecked pirates, whom Disney copywriters would regard as more colorful and less menacing than modern smugglers of cocaine and bootleg methaqualone.