Defenition of the word barbiturate

• Defenition of the word barbiturate

  • Any of a class of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
  • organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

Hyponyms for the word barbiturate

• • amobarbital
  • barbital
  • barbitone
  • diethylbarbituric acid
  • diethylmalonylurea
  • Luminal
  • Mebaral
  • mephobarbital
  • Nembutal
  • pentobarbital
  • pentobarbital sodium
  • Pentothal
  • phenobarbital
  • phenobarbitone
  • purple heart
  • red devil
  • secobarbital
  • secobarbital sodium
  • Seconal
  • sodium thiopental
  • thiopental
  • thiopental sodium
  • thiopentobarbital sodium
  • veronal
  • yellow jacket

Hypernyms for the word barbiturate

• • drug of abuse
  • sedative-hypnotic
  • sedative-hypnotic drug
  • street drug

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