phenobarbital

English

Chemical structure of phenobarbital

Alternative forms

phenobarbitone (UK)

Etymology

From pheno- +‎ barbital.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfiː.nə(ʊ)ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/, /ˌfɛn.ə(ʊ)ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfiː.noʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

Noun

phenobarbital (countable and uncountable, plural phenobarbitals)

(pharmacology) A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy.

Synonyms

purple heart

Translations

barbiturate sedative

Finnish: fenobarbitaali
Portuguese: fenobarbital
Spanish: fenobarbital m
Turkish: fenobarbital

References

“phenobarbitone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“phenobarbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.