barbiturate
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1. organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug, |
| definition | : | a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | amobarbital, |
| definition | : | a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea, veronal, |
| definition | : | a barbiturate used as a hypnotic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mebaral, mephobarbital, |
| definition | : | a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nembutal, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, yellow jacket, |
| definition | : | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | red devil, secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, seconal, |
| definition | : | barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | luminal, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, purple heart, sodium thiopental, |
| definition | : | a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pentothal, thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium, |
| definition | : | barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic (noun.artifact) |
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