Barbital
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noun.
A barbiturate, C
8
H
12
N
2
O
3
, that is a white crystalline powder and was formerly used as a hypnotic and sedative especially in the form of its sodium salt.
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noun.
The first
commercially
marketed
barbiturate
, used as a
hypnotic
drug
until the mid-1950s.
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noun.
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
Word Usage
"Bromine became the next big thing in 1857, followed by barbital, the first of the barbiturates."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
barbiturate
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
barbitone
diethylbarbituric acid
diethylmalonyl urea