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amobarbital
a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
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barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea, veronal
a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
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Mebaral, mephobarbital
a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
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Nembutal, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, yellow jacket
a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
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Seconal, red devil, secobarbital, secobarbital sodium
barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
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Luminal, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, purple heart, sodium thiopental
a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
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Pentothal, thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium
barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic
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Amytal, amobarbital sodium, blue, blue angel, blue devil
the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic
