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SECOBARBITAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does secobarbital mean?
• SECOBARBITAL (noun)
The noun SECOBARBITAL 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: SECOBARBITAL 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 ("secobarbital" is a kind of...):
barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
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