Noun
barbiturate -
organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
sedative-hypnotic ,
sedative-hypnotic drug a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
amobarbital a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
barbital ,
barbitone ,
diethylbarbituric acid ,
diethylmalonylurea ,
veronal a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
mebaral ,
mephobarbital a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
nembutal ,
pentobarbital ,
pentobarbital sodium ,
yellow jacket a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
red devil ,
secobarbital ,
secobarbital sodium ,
seconal barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
luminal ,
phenobarbital ,
phenobarbitone ,
sodium thiopental ,
purple heart a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
