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Answer for the clue "Barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly ", 9 letters:
pentothal

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. sodium thiopental

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
trademark name of an anaesthetic and hypnotic, 1935, refashioning of Thiopental, from pento-, in reference to the methylbutyl five-carbon group + first two letters of thiobarbiturate + chemical product suffix -ol.

Usage examples of pentothal.

She had received the correct dose and anyway, you often did get this period of apnoea with pentothal.

A subcutaneous injection of pentothal, that's within my capabilities, but I might not be so good at squirting air into a vein.