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barbiturate
[ bahr-bich-er-it, -uh-reyt; bahr-bi-toor-it, -eyt, -tyoor- ]
noun
- any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
barbiturate
/ bɑːˈbɪtjʊrɪt; -ˌreɪt /
noun
- a derivative of barbituric acid, such as phenobarbital, used in medicine as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant
barbiturate
/ bär-bĭch′ər-ĭt /
- Any of a group of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system, are highly addictive, and are used primarily as sedatives and anticonvulsants. Phenobarbital and pentobarbital are examples of barbiturates.
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- nonbar·bitu·rate noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barbiturate1
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Example Sentences
Because the Sarco uses nitrogen, a widely available gas, rather than the barbiturates that are typically used in euthanasia clinics, it does not require a physician to administer an injection or sign off on lethal drugs.
In 1952, a Houston lawyer filed an appeal on behalf of a 16-year-old girl who had spent nearly 200 days in isolation at the Gainesville State School after being held down by male guards and forcibly sedated with barbiturates.
Then a final injection — a concentrated barbiturate — is delivered directly into the vein, which halts all brain activity.
Now this new and wonderful discovery is nothing but Veronal-sodium (sodium diethyl-barbiturate) under another name.
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