secobarbital
secobarbital · secobarbitals
A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic…A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
US/ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
Origin
Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
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Forms
plural: secobarbitals| Singular | secobarbital |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions:secobarbital sodiumSeconalred devil
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmethohexital
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable