amobarbital

English

Chemical structure of amobarbital

Alternative forms

amylobarbitone, amytal

Etymology

From am(yl) +‎ -o- +‎ barbital.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

Noun

amobarbital (usually uncountable, plural amobarbitals)

(pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.

Related terms

sodium amytal

Translations

drug

Chinese:
Mandarin: 异戊巴比妥
Finnish: amobarbitaali
Hungarian: amobarbitál (hu)
Portuguese: amobarbital m

References

“amobarbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Noun

amobarbital m (uncountable)

(pharmacology) amobarbital (drug with sedative and analgesic properties)

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