Barbital Definition
bärbĭ-tôl, -tăl
noun
Diethylbarbituric acid, C8H12N2O3, a drug in the form of a white powder, used as a hypnotic and sedative: it is habit-forming and toxic.
Webster's New World
A barbiturate, C8 H12 N2 O3 , that is a white crystalline powder and was formerly used as a hypnotic and sedative especially in the form of its sodium salt.
American Heritage Medicine
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- diethylmalonylurea
- diethylbarbituric acid
- barbitone
- veronal
Advertisement
Origin of Barbital
barbit(uric acid) –al
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Related Articles
Find Similar Words
Find similar words to barbital using the buttons below.