Pentothal

Variant of Pentothal Sodium

Pentothal Sodium definition

☆ Pen·to·thal· Sodium (pen′tə t̸hôl′)

thiopental sodium
often shortened to Pentothal (a trademark)

Etymology: pento- for penta- (because of methylbutyl five-carbon group) + th(iobarbiturate) + -al

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