Barbital
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Barbital is a noun meaning The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
Meaning
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
Example Sentences
A woman, who had taken morphine and barbital, was found apparently dead after a night's exposure in some lonely spot. There were no reflexes, no pulse, no respiration or heart-beat. Yet she was alive—existing without oxygen—an impossibility as we had always supposed.
Word Forms
- barbitals
Synonyms for barbital
Depending on context, synonyms include veronal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include veronal, sodium, butobarbital, probarbital, tetrabarbital, heptabarb.
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