[ ˌpɛntə(ʊ)'bα:bɪtəʊn ]
( US pentobarbital )
■ noun Medicine a narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug formerly used to relieve insomnia.
Origin
1930s: from pentane + barbitone (or barbital ).
[ ˌpɛntə(ʊ)'bα:bɪtəʊn ]
( US pentobarbital )
■ noun Medicine a narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug formerly used to relieve insomnia.
Origin
1930s: from pentane + barbitone (or barbital ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004