felbamate

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US/ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/

noun

An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.

OriginEnglish phe(ny)l ← French phényle ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) →
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Meanings

nounfelbamate (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphe(ny)l
  10. Englishfelbamate

From phe(ny)l + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

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APA

felbamate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felbamate

MLA

“felbamate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felbamate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “felbamate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felbamate.

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