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noun
A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate patients before an operation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin quinque Latin ālium Latin allium Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English allyl English barbitone English quinalbarbitone From Latin quinque (“five”) + English allyl + barbitone.
