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Answer for the clue "A barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects ", 11 letters:
amobarbital

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Amobarbital (formerly known as amylobarbitone or sodium amytal ) is a drug that is a barbiturate derivative. It has sedative - hypnotic properties. It is a white crystalline powder with no odor and a slightly bitter taste. It was first synthesized in Germany ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A barbiturate derivative, a bitter-tasting odourless white powder with sedative-hypnotic and analgesic properties.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant

Usage examples of amobarbital.

The nurse handed me some amobarbital to stop the convulsing, but before I could give it I realized that instead of convulsions, he had what some call the dry heaves, a kind of retching.

He drank steadily and, when he remembered to, popped green time-release capsules of dextroamphetamine plus amobarbital.

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We’ve got secobarbital, phenobarbital, Dexedrine, amobarbital, meprobamate, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam.