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noun
A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: barbital, diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barbiturate
History
Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
