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barbital

UK/ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/US/ˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

barbital noun: the first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.

Noun

barbital (countable and uncountable, plural barbitals)

  1. The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
    • A woman, who had taken morphine and barbital, was found apparently dead after a night's exposure in some lonely spot. There were no reflexes, no pulse, no respiration or heart-beat. Yet she was alive—existing without oxygen—an impossibility as we had always supposed.1921, Eden Phillpotts, chapter VIII, in The Grey Room
    Synonyms:
    barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonyl urea, veronal

barbital meaning in Tamil

barbital in Tamil

நீடித்த தூக்க ஊக்கி

Synonyms of barbital

Forms of barbital

pluralbarbitals

Words formed from barbital

Questions about barbital

What does barbital mean?
Barbital means the first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
What is barbital in Tamil?
Barbital in Tamil is நீடித்த தூக்க ஊக்கி. See Barbital meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barbital?
Barbital is a noun.
How do you pronounce barbital?
Barbital is pronounced /ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/ (UK).
What is the plural of barbital?
The plural of barbital is barbitals.

Words near barbital in the dictionary

  1. Barbification
  2. barbigerous
  3. Barbin
  4. barbing
  5. Barbins
  6. barbital
  7. barbitalism
  8. barbitals
  9. barbitoi
  10. barbiton
  11. barbitone

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