amobarbital

[ am-oh-bahr-bi-tal, -tawl ]

/ ˌæm oʊˈbɑr bɪˌtæl, -ˌtɔl /

noun Pharmacology.

a colorless, crystalline barbiturate, C11H18N2O3, used chiefly as a sedative.

Nearby words

amniotic fluid, amniotic fold, amniotic sac, amniotome, amniotomy, amobarbital, amoeba, amoebae, amoebaean, amoebiasis, amoebic

Origin of amobarbital

1945–50; am(yl) + -o- + barbital

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