barbiturate
[ bahr-bich-er-it, -uh-reyt; bahr-bi-toor-it, -eyt, -tyoor- ]
/ bɑrˈbɪtʃ ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt; ˌbɑr bɪˈtʊər ɪt, -eɪt, -ˈtyʊər- /
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noun Pharmacology.
any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
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Origin of barbiturate
First recorded in 1925–30; barbitur(ic) + -ate2
OTHER WORDS FROM barbiturate
non·bar·bit·u·rate, nounWords nearby barbiturate
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Now this new and wonderful discovery is nothing but Veronal-sodium (sodium diethyl-barbiturate) under another name.
British Dictionary definitions for barbiturate
barbiturate
/ (bɑːˈbɪtjʊrɪt, -ˌreɪt) /
noun
a derivative of barbituric acid, such as phenobarbital, used in medicine as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant
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Medical definitions for barbiturate
barbiturate
[ bär-bĭch′ər-ĭt, -ə-rāt′, bär′bĭ-tur′ĭt, -āt′ ]
n.
A salt or ester of barbituric acid.
Any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives that act as central nervous system depressants and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
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Scientific definitions for barbiturate
barbiturate
[ bär-bĭch′ər-ĭt ]
Any of a group of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system, are highly addictive, and are used primarily as sedatives and anticonvulsants. Phenobarbital and pentobarbital are examples of barbiturates.
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