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metharbital

US/məˈθɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

metharbital noun: an anticonvulsant barbiturate C₉H₁₄N₂O₃.

metharbital: an anticonvulsant barbiturate C₉H₁₄N₂O₃
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Noun

metharbital (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant barbiturate C₉H₁₄N₂O₃.

Origin of metharbital

Blend of methyl + barbital.

Questions about metharbital

What does metharbital mean?
Metharbital means an anticonvulsant barbiturate C₉H₁₄N₂O₃.
What part of speech is metharbital?
Metharbital is a noun.
How do you pronounce metharbital?
Metharbital is pronounced /məˈθɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/ (US).

Words near metharbital in the dictionary

  1. methanoyl
  2. methantheline
  3. methapyrilene
  4. methaqualone
  5. methaqualones
  6. metharbital
  7. methasone
  8. methasones
  9. methasterone
  10. methasulfocarb
  11. methatherian

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