veronal
veronal noun: a barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
Noun
veronal (uncountable)
- A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
- He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness. I gave him a sufficient dose of veronal to insure his unconsciousness for several hours. I thought that was the best service I could render him.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter 29, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC
- She died of an overdose of veronal. She's been taking it lately for sleeplessness. Must have taken too much.1926, Agatha Christie, chapter 1, in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Synonyms:
- barbital, diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol
veronal meaning in Tamil
veronal in Tamil
- வெரொனால்
Synonyms of veronal
- barbital
- diethylmalonyl urea
- diethylbarbituric acid
- barbitol
Origin of veronal
Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona.
Words formed from veronal
Questions about veronal
- What does veronal mean?
- Veronal means a barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
- What is veronal in Tamil?
- Veronal in Tamil is வெரொனால். See Veronal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is veronal?
- Veronal is a noun.
Words near veronal in the dictionary
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