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secobarbital

US/ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

secobarbital noun: a barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.

Noun

secobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural secobarbitals)

  1. A barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
    • Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital.2001 October 14, Jason Burke, “Death of a princess”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014
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Synonyms of secobarbital

Forms of secobarbital

pluralsecobarbitals

Origin of secobarbital

Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.

Words formed from secobarbital

Questions about secobarbital

What does secobarbital mean?
Secobarbital means a barbiturate C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃ that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
What part of speech is secobarbital?
Secobarbital is a noun.
How do you pronounce secobarbital?
Secobarbital is pronounced /ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/ (US).
What is the plural of secobarbital?
The plural of secobarbital is secobarbitals.

Words near secobarbital in the dictionary

  1. seclusiveness
  2. seclusives
  3. seclusivity
  4. secnidazole
  5. SECO
  6. secobarbital
  7. secobarbitals
  8. secobutanolide
  9. secobutanolides
  10. secocarotenoid
  11. secocarotenoids

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