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pentobarbitone
(pento|bar¦bit|one)
Pronunciation:
/ˌpɛntə(ʊ)ˈbɑːbɪtəʊn/
(
US
pentobarbital
)
noun
[
mass noun
]
Medicine
a narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug formerly used to relieve insomnia.
Alternative name:
5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid
; often used as the sodium salt (
sodium pentobarbitone
, Nembutal)
Origin:
1930s
: from
pentane
+
barbitone
(or
barbital
)
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