METHOHEXITAL

/meth'oh hek"si tal'/ , n. Pharm.

a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 14 H 17 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.

[ METHO(XY)- + HEX- + (BARB)IT(URIC ACID) + AL(LYL) ]