pentobarbital
English

Chemical structure of pentobarbital
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛn.təˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/
Noun
pentobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural pentobarbitals)
- (pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.
- 2016, Christopher Kelly, The Pink Bus. Mapple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press. p. 146.
- And lest anyone think traipsing through the gray and bleach-smelly execution chamber where triple homicide offenders are injected with pentobarbital isn't depressing enough, later they will stage a press conference in front of the gates of Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, the parched plot of land where executed prisoners whose bodies family members prefer not to claim are buried.
- 2016, Christopher Kelly, The Pink Bus. Mapple Shade, New Jersey: Lethe Press. p. 146.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- sodium pentobarbital
References
- “pentobarbital”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “pentobarbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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