Meanings
plural secobarbitals
- countableuncountablemedicineA barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital.
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 2014Synonyms: red
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbarbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
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Origin
Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
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