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Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative. Full definition →
Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.