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amobarbital definition

amo·bar·bi·tal (am′ō bär′bə tôl′, -tal′′)

noun

a colorless crystalline compound, CHNO, used as a sedative and hypnotic

Etymology: am(yl)o- + barbital

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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