meprobamate
noun
meprobamate is spelled M-E-P-R-O-B-A-M-A-T-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meprobamate means “A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic (anxiety-reducing) drug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meprobamate is meprobamates.
How many letters and syllables are in meprobamate?
| Letters | 11: M-E-P-R-O-B-A-M-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meprobamate?
Meprobamate appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of meprobamate
- meprobamates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meprobamate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A carbamate derivative used as an anxiolytic (anxiety-reducing) drug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meprobamate come from?
From me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).