methaqualone
noun
meth·aqua·lone me-ˈtha-kwə-ˌlōn 
: a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit-forming compare quaalude
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The ring peddled marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone and LSD in 1979 and 1980, making millions of dollars, according to federal court records. 
John Caniglia, cleveland, 18 June 2021 McTaggart and Graewe served as enforcers for the Zagaria drug ring, which sold millions of dollars of cocaine, methaqualone, LSD and other drugs in 1979 and 1980, according to federal court records. John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 May 2021
John Caniglia, cleveland, 18 June 2021 McTaggart and Graewe served as enforcers for the Zagaria drug ring, which sold millions of dollars of cocaine, methaqualone, LSD and other drugs in 1979 and 1980, according to federal court records. John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 May 2021 Word History
Etymology
meth- + -a- (of unknown origin) + quinoline + azole + -one
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
methaqualone
noun
meth·aqua·lone me-ˈthak-wə-ˌlōn
: a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit-forming see quaalude