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A barbiturate used as a hypnotic
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barbital
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WordNet
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n. a barbiturate used as a hypnotic [syn: veronal , barbitone , diethylbarbituric acid , diethylmalonylurea ]
Wikipedia
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Barbital (as known in the United States ) or barbitone (as known elsewhere), marketed under the brand names Veronal for the pure acid and Medinal for the sodium salt, was the first commercially available barbiturate . It was used as a sleeping aid ( hypnotic ...
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n. The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
Usage examples of barbital.
I believe you told me on the telephone that there was sufficient barbital in the prescription to have caused death.
Medical Examiner accept my verdict of death due to an accidental overdose of barbital and avoid the additional unpleasantness of an autopsy.
Garden died from what we have every reason to believe was an overdose of barbital prescribed by Doctor Siefert.
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