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Definitions for secobarbital
ˌsɛk oʊˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtælsec·o·bar·bi·tal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devilnoun

    barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions

Wiktionary

  1. secobarbitalnoun

    Quinalbarbitone.

  2. Etymology: From secondary + barbital.

Wikipedia

  1. Secobarbital

    Secobarbital (as the sodium salt, originally marketed by Eli Lilly and Company for the treatment of insomnia, and subsequently by other companies as described below, under the brand name Seconal) is a short-acting barbiturate derivative drug that was patented in 1934 in the United States. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. In the United Kingdom, it was known as quinalbarbitone. It is the most frequently used drug in physician-assisted suicide within the United States. Secobarbital is considered to be an obsolete sedative-hypnotic (sleeping pill), and as a result, it has largely been replaced by the benzodiazepine family. Seconal was widely abused, known on the street as "red devils" or "reds".

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  1. secobarbital

    Secobarbital is a barbiturate medication that acts as a central nervous system depressant, used primarily to treat insomnia and as a sedative or anesthetic for short surgical procedures. It can potentially be habit-forming and is usually used only under supervision of a healthcare professional. Sold under the brand name Seconal among others, it is less commonly used today due to the risks of overdose and dependence.

Wikidata

  1. Secobarbital

    Secobarbital sodium is a barbiturate derivative drug that was patented in 1934 in the US. It possesses anaesthetic, anticonvulsant, anxiolytic, sedative, and hypnotic properties. In the United Kingdom, it was known as Quinalbarbitone.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Secobarbital

    A barbiturate that is used as a sedative. Secobarbital is reported to have no anti-anxiety activity.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of secobarbital in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of secobarbital in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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