NOUN | communication | Purple Heart, Order of the Purple Heart | a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action |
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artifact | purple heart, sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative |
Meaning | A United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action. | |
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Synonym | Order of the Purple Heart | |
Broader | decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon | An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
Spanish | Corazón Púrpura, Purple Heart | |
Catalan | Cor Porpre |
Meaning | A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative. | |
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Synonyms | sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal | |
Broader | barbiturate | organic compound having powerful soporific effect |
Spanish | fenobarbital, luminal | |
Catalan | fenobarbital, luminal |
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