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RED DEVIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does red devil mean?
• RED DEVIL (noun)
The noun RED DEVIL has 1 sense:
1. barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
Familiarity information: RED DEVIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
red devil; secobarbital; secobarbital sodium; Seconal
Hypernyms ("red devil" is a kind of...):
barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
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