thiopental

Variant of thiopental sodium

thiopental sodium definition

thio·pen·tal sodium (t̸hī′ō pen′təl)

noun

a yellowish-white, hygroscopic powder, CHNOSNa, injected intravenously in solution as a general anesthetic and hypnotic

Etymology: thio- + pent(a)- + -al

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