Meanings
nounbarbiturate (plural barbiturates)
plural barbiturates · alternative US colloquial nonstandard barbituate
- chemistryAny salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- medicineAny of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
Chlorpromazine should be taken with caution in combination with barbiturates, sleeping pills, narcotics, or any other medication which may produce a depressive effect. Avoid alcohol.
1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Chlorpromazine”, in The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 562 more examples
Following the “Summer of Love” in 1967, amphetamines and barbiturates began to replace psychedelics as the dominant drugs used in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, and increasing numbers of individuals were treated at the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic for complications following barbiturate use.
1977, Donald R. Wesson, David Elvin Smith, Barbiturates, their use, misuse, and abuse, New York: Human Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 9Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital. […] Dr Iqbal gave her another prescription for barbiturates and, three weeks later, wrote out one more after a telephone conversation.
2001 October 14, Jason Burke, “Death of a princess”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanBarbiturat
- Englishbarbiturate
Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic باربتيورات
- باربتيورات (barbtywrat)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Basque barbituriko
- barbiturikoderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Bengali বারবিচুরেট
- বারবিচুরেট (barobicureṭ)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Bulgarian барбитурат
- барбитурат (barbiturat)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Catalan barbitúric
- barbitúricderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Chinese Mandarin 巴比妥類藥物 /巴比妥类药物, 巴比妥酸鹽 /巴比妥酸盐
- 巴比妥類藥物 /巴比妥类药物 (bābǐtuǒlèi yàowù)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- 巴比妥酸鹽 /巴比妥酸盐 (bābǐtuǒsuān yán)salt or ester of barbituric acid
- 巴比妥酸酯 (bābǐtuǒsuān zhǐ)salt or ester of barbituric acid
Czech barbiturát
- barbiturátderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Danish barbiturat
- barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Dutch barbituraat, barbituraat
- barbituraatderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbituraatsalt or ester of barbituric acid
Esperanto barbiturato
- barbituratoderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Finnish barbituraatti, barbituraatti
- barbituraattiderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbituraattisalt or ester of barbituric acid
French barbiturique
- barbituriquederivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
German Barbiturat, Barbitursäurepräparat
- Barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- Barbitursäurepräparatderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Greek βαρβιτουρικό, βαρβιτουρικό
- βαρβιτουρικό (varvitourikó)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- βαρβιτουρικό (varvitourikó)salt or ester of barbituric acid
Hindi बार्बीचुरेट्स
- बार्बीचुरेट्स (bārbīcureṭs)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Hungarian barbiturát
- barbiturátderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Indonesian barbiturat, barbiturat
- barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbituratsalt or ester of barbituric acid
Irish barbatúráit, barbatúráit
- barbatúráitderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbatúráitsalt or ester of barbituric acid
Italian barbiturato
- barbituratoderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Japanese バルビツレート
- バルビツレート (barubitsurēto)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Korean 바비튜레이트
- 바비튜레이트 (babityureiteu)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Latvian barbiturāti
- barbiturātiderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Malay barbiturat
- barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Norwegian Bokmål barbiturat
- barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Polish barbituran, barbiturat
- barbituranderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbituratsalt or ester of barbituric acid
Portuguese barbitúrico
- barbitúricoderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Romanian barbituric
- barbituricderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Russian барбитура́т, барбитура́т
- барбитура́т (barbiturát)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- барбитура́т (barbiturát)salt or ester of barbituric acid
Slovak barbiturát
- barbiturátderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Spanish barbitúrico
- barbitúricoderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Swedish barbiturat, barbiturat
- barbituratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- barbituratsalt or ester of barbituric acid
Thai บาร์บิเชอริต
- บาร์บิเชอริต (baa bì cher-rít)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Turkish barbitürat
- barbitüratderivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
Ukrainian барбітура́т
- барбітура́т (barbiturát)derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
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