methohexital

[meth-oh-hek-si-tal]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a barbiturate anesthetic, used in its sodium form, C 1 4 H 1 7 N 2 NaO 3 , for induction of general anesthesia or for anesthesia of short duration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of methohexital¹

metho(xy)- + hex- ( def. ) + (barb)it(uric acid) + al(lyl)

Example Sentences

The anesthesia propofol, the study found, reduced seizure duration significantly more than the anesthetic methohexital.

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Indiana’s switch to Brevital, also known as methohexital sodium, as part of its three-drug lethal injection series is its first change in execution protocol since it stopped using the electric chair in 1995.

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