quinalbarbitone

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/kwɪnəlˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/

noun

A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

Similar
secobarbitalSeconal
OriginEnglish barbitone ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Latin allium →
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Meanings

nounquinalbarbitone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

    Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital. […] Her blood contained a quinalbarbitone level of 27.3mg per litre, five times the potentially fatal level.

    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: secobarbital, Seconal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.

Similar
secobarbitalSeconal

Origin

  1. Latinquinque
  2. Latinālium
  3. Latinallium
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  5. Englishallyl
  6. Englishbarbitone
  7. Englishquinalbarbitone

From Latin quinque (“five”) + English allyl + barbitone.

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APA

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

MLA

“quinalbarbitone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinalbarbitone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinalbarbitone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinalbarbitone.

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