BARBITAL


Meaning of BARBITAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl ]

noun

Etymology: barbit uric + -al (as in Veronal, trademark for barbital)

Date: 1919

: a crystalline barbiturate C 8 H 12 N 2 O 3 used as a sedative and hypnotic often in the form of its soluble sodium salt

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