barbital
American
[bahr-bi-tawl, -tal]
/ ˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtæl /
noun
Pharmacology.
Etymology
Origin of barbital
1915–20; barbit(uric acid) + ( Veron ) al, the name of a formerly used sedative and hypnotic
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