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Definition of barbiturate - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
sedativeTECH. drug used to calm or help sleepTECH.
- The doctor prescribed a barbiturate for her insomnia.
2.
medicalTECH. derivative of barbituric acid used in medicineTECH.
- Phenobarbital is a common barbiturate used to treat seizures.
3.
organic chemistryTECH. salt or ester of barbituric acidTECH.
- Chemists study barbiturates to understand their chemical properties.
Origin of barbiturate
German, Barbitursäure (barbituric acid)
Terms with barbiturate included in their meaning
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medical
slang term for barbiturate drugs
drugs
barbiturate drug used recreationally
medication
barbiturate drug used as a sedative, hypnotic, or truth serum
sedative
barbiturate drug used to help people sleep
pharmacy
type of barbiturate used as a sedative
medical
long-acting barbiturate used as a hypnotic
hypnotic
barbiturate used to help people sleep
medical
barbiturate used as a sedative and anticonvulsant
pharmacology
anticonvulsant barbiturate used to treat epilepsy
drug
type of barbiturate used as a sedative or hypnotic
pharmacy
barbiturate sedative, anesthetic, antispasmodic, also called Nembutal
medical
barbiturate used as a rapid-acting general anesthetic
chemical form
white crystalline barbiturate derivative
medical
barbiturate drug used to calm or stop seizures
medical
barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic
pharmacology
barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
drug uses
barbiturate used as anesthetic or sometimes as truth serum
medicine execution
barbiturate used as anesthetic or in lethal injections
medicine and interrogation
barbiturate used as an anesthetic or in truth serum
medical
barbiturate drug used as an intravenous anesthetic
drug
barbiturate used as a sedative
Examples of barbiturate in a sentence
He was warned about the addictive nature of barbiturates. Doctors prescribed a barbiturate for her anxiety. Barbiturates were once widely used as sedatives. Doctors monitor the effects of barbiturates on patients. Barbiturates are used in some medical treatments.
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- French:barbiturique, dérivé barbiturique, ...
- German:Barbiturat, ...
- Italian:barbiturico, farmaco barbiturico, ...
- Spanish:barbitúrico, sedante, ...
- Portuguese:barbitúrico, composto barbitúrico, ...
- Chinese:巴比妥酸盐, 巴比妥, ...
- Japanese:バルビツール酸塩, バルビツレート, ...
- Arabic:بَربيتورات, باربيتورات, ...
- Hebrew:בַּרְבִּיטוּרָט, בַּרְבִּיטוּרָט, ...
- Russian:барбитурат, ...
- Ukrainian:барбітурат, барбітурова похідна, ...
- Hindi:बार्बिट्यूरेट, औषधि, ...
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