pentobarbital

[ pen-tuh-bahr-bi-tawl, -tal ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a barbiturate, C11H17N2O3, used as a hypnotic and as a sedative.

Origin of pentobarbital

1
1930–35; pent- + -o- + barbital

Words Nearby pentobarbital

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use pentobarbital in a sentence