Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An anticonvulsive drug, C8H15NaO2, given orally and by injection to treat epilepsy.
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- noun organic chemistry, medicine The
aliphatic carboxylic acid 2-propylpentanoic acid that is used as ananticonvulsant in the treatment ofepilepsy etc
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- noun anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[val(eric acid) + pro(pyl) + –ic.]
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