barbiturate meaning

Noun: barbiturate  baa(r)'bichu`reyt

1. Organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

Derived forms: barbiturates

Type of: sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug

Encyclopedia: Barbiturate

[Medicine]
n
1 : a salt or ester of barbituric acid
2 : any of various derivatives of barbituric acid used esp. as sedatives, hypnotics, and antispasmodics

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1. more diphenylthiocarbazone should be used to estimate barbiturate concentrations above 1 mg/dl.
2. seems i've developed a dependency on barbiturates
3. then who on earth fed her with iethal barbiturate
4. barbiturates are used for their calming, sedative effects
5. he died from an overdose of barbiturates