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METHARBITAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metharbital mean?
• METHARBITAL (noun)
The noun METHARBITAL has 1 sense:
1. anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy
Familiarity information: METHARBITAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Gemonil; metharbital
Hypernyms ("metharbital" is a kind of...):
anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
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