Pentobarbital

Quick meaning: Pentobarbital is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.

Meaning

(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.

Example Sentences

And lest anyone think traipsing through the gray and bleach-smelly execution chamber where triple homicide offenders are injected with pentobarbital isn't depressing enough, later they will stage a press conference in front of the gates of Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, the parched plot of land where executed prisoners whose bodies family members prefer not to claim are buried.

Word Forms

• pentobarbitals
• pentobarbitone

Synonyms for pentobarbital

Depending on context, synonyms include equitensin, euthesate, nembutal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nembutal, sodium, pentobarbitol, pentabarbitol, phenobarbital, nealbarbital.

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