amobarbital

English Thesaurus

1. a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	barbiturate,
definition	:	organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	truth drug, truth serum,
definition	:	an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	amobarbital sodium, amytal, blue, blue angel, blue devil,
definition	:	the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic (noun.artifact)