secobarbital
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Etymology
[edit]Blend of Seconal (trademark) + pentobarbital.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛk.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/
Noun
[edit]secobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural secobarbitals)
- (pharmacology) A barbiturate C12H18N2O3 that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative.
- Synonym: (slang) red
Further reading
[edit]- “secobarbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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