English > barbiturate: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal. |
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| Narrower | amobarbital | A barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects |
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| barbital, veronal, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea | A barbiturate used as a hypnotic |
| mephobarbital, Mebaral | A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy |
| pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket | A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
| secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil | barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions |
| sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart | A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative |
| thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium, Pentothal | barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly |
| Broader | sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug | A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep |
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| Spanish | barbitúrico |
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| Catalan | barbitúric |
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