Etymology

barbiturate

bar·bit·ur·ate
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Today it means: Any salt or ester of barbituric acid. Full definition →

German Barbiturat
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  1. German · borrowed fromBarbiturat
  2. English todaybarbiturate

Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.

Words from the same roots

GermanBarbiturat all →

barbituric

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