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From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia. Full definition →
From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.