ˌse(ˌ)kō+ noun
Etymology: from Seco nal, a trademark + barbital
: a barbiturate C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic powdery sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative; 5-allyl-5-(1-methyl-butyl)-barbituric acid
ˌse(ˌ)kō+ noun
Etymology: from Seco nal, a trademark + barbital
: a barbiturate C 12 H 18 N 2 O 3 used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic powdery sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative; 5-allyl-5-(1-methyl-butyl)-barbituric acid
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012