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barbital

American  
[bahr-bi-tawl, -tal] / ˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtæl /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a barbiturate compound, C 7 O 3 N 2 H 12 , formerly used as a hypnotic.

Etymology

Origin of barbital

1915–20; barbit(uric acid) + ( Veron ) al, the name of a formerly used sedative and hypnotic

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