Barbiturate Definition
bär-bĭchər-ĭt, -ə-rāt, bär-bĭchə-wĭt
barbiturates
noun
Any depressant drug, as phenobarbital, derived from barbituric acid and used as a sedative, sleeping pill, anticonvulsant, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives that act as central nervous system depressants and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
American Heritage Medicine
The definition of a barbiturate is one of many addictive drugs mainly used to sedate people or to control seizures.
Phenobarbital is an example of a barbiturate.
YourDictionary
(pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
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Any of a group of drugs that act as depressants of the central nervous system, are highly addictive, and are used primarily as sedatives and anticonvulsants. Phenobarbital and pentobarbital are examples of barbiturates.
American Heritage Science
Other Word Forms of Barbiturate
Noun
Singular:
barbiturate
Plural:
barbituratesOrigin of Barbiturate
barbitur(ic acid) –ate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See barbituric.
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