thiobutabarbital

US/ˌθaɪ.oʊˌbju.təˈbɑɹ.bɪˌtɔl/

noun

A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.

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Meanings

nounthiobutabarbital (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.

Origin

From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.

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