nembutal
nembutal noun: a trade name of pentobarbital.
Noun
nembutal (uncountable)
- A trade name of pentobarbital.
- Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal (“yellow jackets”).1952 October 13, Richard L. Williams, “‘To sleep: perchance…’”, in Life, volume 33, number 15, page 110
- He glanced at the bottles and was surprised to see that one contained nembutal sleeping-pills. Perhaps her nerves had been more shaken by the events at the villa than he had imagined.1953, Ian Fleming, “Fruit Défendu”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 168
nembutal meaning in Tamil
nembutal in Tamil
- ஒரு வகை மயக்க மருந்து
Origin of nembutal
Brand name.
Words formed from nembutal
Questions about nembutal
- What does nembutal mean?
- Nembutal means a trade name of pentobarbital.
- What is nembutal in Tamil?
- Nembutal in Tamil is ஒரு வகை மயக்க மருந்து. See Nembutal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nembutal?
- Nembutal is a noun.
Words near nembutal in the dictionary
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