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pentobarbital sodium
(redirected from Nembutal Sodium)

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pen·to·bar·bi·tal sodium  (pnt-bärb-tôl, -tl)
n.
A white crystalline or powdery barbiturate, C11H17N2O3Na, used as a hypnotic, a sedative, and an anticonvulsive drug. Also called pentobarbitone.

pentobarbital sodium [ˌpɛntəˈbɑːbɪˌtəʊn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a barbiturate drug used in medicine as a sedative and hypnotic. Formula: C11H17N2O3Na US equivalent 'sodium "penta'barbital
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Noun1.pentobarbital sodium - a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
barbiturate - organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal


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