SECOBARBITAL


Meaning of SECOBARBITAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌse-kō-ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl ]

noun

Etymology: from Seco nal, a trademark + barbital

Date: 1951

: a barbiturate C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative

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