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DIETHYLBARBITURIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diethylbarbituric acid mean? 

DIETHYLBARBITURIC ACID (noun)
  The noun DIETHYLBARBITURIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a barbiturate used as a hypnoticplay

  Familiarity information: DIETHYLBARBITURIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIETHYLBARBITURIC ACID (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A barbiturate used as a hypnotic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

barbital; barbitone; diethylbarbituric acid; diethylmalonylurea; veronal

Hypernyms ("diethylbarbituric acid" is a kind of...):

barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)


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