|  barbiturate 
 
 organic compound having powerful soporific effect;
 overdose can be fatal (Freq. 1)
 • Hypernyms:
 sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug
 • Hyponyms:
 amobarbital, barbital, veronal, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid,
 diethylmalonylurea, mephobarbital, Mebaral, pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal,
 yellow jacket, secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil, sodium thiopental,
 phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart, thiopental, thiopental sodium,
 thiopentobarbital sodium, Pentothal
 
 
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