carbamazepine

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See also: carbamazépine

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Chemical structure of carbamazepine
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Etymology

Blend of carbamoyl +‎ benzazepine.

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Noun

carbamazepine (countable and uncountable, plural carbamazepines)

  1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.
    • 2004, Peter York, ‎Uday B. Kompella, ‎Boris Y. Shekunov, Supercritical Fluid Technology for Drug Product Development, page 288:
      Since α-carbamazepine is a monotrope of γ-carbamazepine, and γ-carbamazepine is an enantiotrope of β-carbamazepine, the physical stability hierarchy depends on the transition temperature of β- and γ-carbamazepine.

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Noun

carbamazepine f

  1. plural of carbamazepina