Definitions for secobarbitalˌsɛk oʊˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtæl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sec•o•bar•bi•talˌsɛk oʊˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtæl(n.)
a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C12H18N2O3, used as a sedative and hypnotic.
Category: Pharmacology
Origin of secobarbital:
1950–55; Seco(nal) trademark of a secobarbital +barbital
Princeton's WordNet
secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil(noun)
barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
Wiktionary
secobarbital(Noun)
Quinalbarbitone.
Origin: From secondary + barbital.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Secobarbital
A barbiturate that is used as a sedative. Secobarbital is reported to have no anti-anxiety activity.
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