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sec⋅o⋅bar⋅bi⋅tal

  [sek-oh-bahr-bi-tawl, -tal]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C1 2H1 8N2O3, used as a sedative and hypnotic.
Origin:
1950–55; Seco(nal) + barbital
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sec·o·bar·bi·tal   (sěk'ō-bär'bĭ-tôl', -tāl')   
n.  A white odorless barbiturate, C12H18N2O3, used in the form of its sodium salt as a sedative and hypnotic.

[seco(ndary) + barbital.]
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Main Entry: seco·bar·bi·tal
Pronunciation: "sek-O-'bär-b&-"tol
Function: noun
: a barbiturateC12H18N2O3 that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic powdery sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative called also quinalbarbitone;—see SECONAL
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secobarbital sec·o·bar·bi·tal (sěk'ō-bär'bĭ-tôl', -tāl')
n.
A white, odorless barbiturate used in the form of its sodium salt as a sedative and hypnotic.

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