Quaalude

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quaa·lude

(kwā′lo͞od′)

A capsule or tablet of the illicit drug methaqualone.

[Originally a trademark.]

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Quaalude

(ˈkweɪluːd)

(Pharmacology) US a proprietary name for methaqualone

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Quaa•lude

(ˈkweɪ lud)
Trademark.

a brand of methaqualone.

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Noun

Quaalude - sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse

methaqualone

sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep

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