barbiturate
Syllables: bar·bit·ur·ate/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt//ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/
barbiturate noun: any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
Noun
barbiturate (plural barbiturates)
- Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
- Following the “Summer of Love” in 1967, amphetamines and barbiturates began to replace psychedelics as the dominant drugs used in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, and increasing numbers of individuals were treated at the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic for complications following...1977, Donald R. Wesson, David Elvin Smith, Barbiturates, their use, misuse, and abuse, New York: Human Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 9
- Chlorpromazine should be taken with caution in combination with barbiturates, sleeping pills, narcotics, or any other medication which may produce a depressive effect. Avoid alcohol.1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Chlorpromazine”, in The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 56
barbiturate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
barbiturate in Hindi
- derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- बार्बीचुरेट्स bārbīcureṭs
barbiturate in Tamil
- பாபிற்றுறேற்று, பார்பிச்சுரேட் அமில உப்பு, பாபித்துரேற்று
barbiturate in Bengali
- derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
- বারবিচুরেট barobicureṭ
barbiturate in Kannada
- ಉದ್ರೇಕಶಮನದ ಔಷಧ, ಮತ್ತೇರಿಸಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಬರಿಸುವ ವಸ್ತು
More languagesFewer languages
- barbiturate in Arabic
- باربتيورات barbtywrat
- barbiturate in Malay
- barbiturat
- barbiturate in Indonesian
- barbiturat
- barbiturate in Thai
- บาร์บิเชอริต baa bì cher-rít
Synonyms of barbiturate
Forms of barbiturate
| plural | barbiturates |
|---|---|
| alternative US (nonstandard, colloquial) | barbituate |
Origin of barbiturate
Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.
Words formed from barbiturate
Questions about barbiturate
- What does barbiturate mean?
- Barbiturate means any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- What is barbiturate in Hindi?
- Barbiturate in Hindi is बार्बीचुरेट्स (bārbīcureṭs). See Barbiturate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is barbiturate?
- Barbiturate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce barbiturate?
- Barbiturate is pronounced /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/.
- What is the plural of barbiturate?
- The plural of barbiturate is barbiturates.
Words near barbiturate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: barbiturate (page history and authors); barbiturate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barbiturate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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