deoxybarbiturate

noun

Any of a class of barbiturates that lack an oxygen (at position #2) in the pyrimidine ring

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Meanings

noundeoxybarbiturate (plural deoxybarbiturates)

plural deoxybarbiturates

  1. chemistryAny of a class of barbiturates that lack an oxygen (at position #2) in the pyrimidine ring

Origin

From deoxy- + barbiturate.

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APA

deoxybarbiturate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybarbiturate

MLA

“deoxybarbiturate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybarbiturate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxybarbiturate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxybarbiturate.

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