carbamazepine

[kahr-buh-maz-uh-peen]

car·ba·maz·e·pine

[kahr-buh-maz-uh-peen]
noun Pharmacology.
a white to whitish toxic powder, C15H12N2O, used as an analgesic in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia and as an anticonvulsant.

Origin:
carbam(oyl) + azepine, components of the chemical name
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Carbamazepine has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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carbamazepine (ˌkɑːbəˈmæzəˌpiːn)
 
n
an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy

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carbamazepine car·ba·maz·e·pine (kär'bə-māz'ə-pēn')
n.
An anticonvulsant and analgesic drug used in the treatment of certain forms of epilepsy and to relieve pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia.

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