nembutal

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Nem=bu=tal

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nembutal, n. propr. a sodium salt of pentobarbitone, used as a sedative and anticonvulsant.

Etymology

Na (= sodium) + 5- ethyl-5-(1- methyl butyl) barbiturate + -AL

THESAURUS

nembutal

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