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barbitone

American

[bahr-bi-tohn] / ˈbɑr bɪˌtoʊn /

noun

Pharmacology (chiefly British).

barbital.

barbitone British

/ ˈbɑːbɪˌtəʊn, ˈbɑːbɪˌtæl /

noun

a long-acting barbiturate used medicinally, usually in the form of the sodium salt, as a sedative or hypnotic

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Etymology

Origin of barbitone

First recorded in 1910–15; barbit(uric) + -one

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