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thiobutabarbital

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌθaɪ.oʊˌbju.təˈbɑɹ.bɪˌtɔl/

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noun

Meaning 1

A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, pharmacology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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History

Etymology

From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.