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pentothal

pentothal noun: thiopental.

Noun

pentothal (uncountable)

  1. Thiopental.
    • The anaesthetic technique that was used at PMH at that time was safe and simple – but limited. It consisted of an initial injection of thiopentone (pentothal) to put the person to sleep. (Many older people will remember having been asked to count to ten as they were given such an injection.)...2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 29

Origin of pentothal

From a trademark.

Words formed from pentothal

Questions about pentothal

What does pentothal mean?
Pentothal means thiopental.
What part of speech is pentothal?
Pentothal is a noun.

Words near pentothal in the dictionary

  1. pentosurias
  2. pentosyl
  3. pentosyls
  4. pentosyltransferase
  5. pentosyltransferases
  6. pentothal
  7. pentoxazone
  8. pentoxide
  9. pentoxides
  10. pentoxifylline
  11. pentoxyfiline

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