nonbarbiturate

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noun

A substance that is not a barbiturate.

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Meanings

nounnonbarbiturate (plural nonbarbiturates)

plural nonbarbiturates · alternative non-barbiturate

  1. A substance that is not a barbiturate.

    I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.

    1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194

Origin

From non- + barbiturate.

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APA

nonbarbiturate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonbarbiturate

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Chicago

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