BARBITURATE


Meaning of BARBITURATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bär-ˈbi-chə-rət, -ˌrāt; ˌbär-bə-ˈtyu̇r-ət, -ˈtu̇r-, -ˌāt; ÷bär-ˈbi-chə-wət ]

noun

Date: 1928

1. : a salt or ester of barbituric acid

2. : any of various derivatives of barbituric acid (as phenobarbital) that are used especially as sedatives, hypnotics, and antispasmodics and are often addictive

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