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valproate

val·pro·ate [ val prṓ àyt ] or val·pro·ic ac·id [ val pr ik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
anticonvulsive drug: a synthetic crystalline compound with anticonvulsant properties. Use: treatment of epilepsy.

[Late 20th century. < valproic acid (<valeric acid + propyl)]
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