Meaning of BARBITURATE

Pronunciation:			bâr'bichu`reyt
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
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	See Also:		amobarbital, barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea, drug of abuse, Luminal, Mebaral, mephobarbital, Nembutal, pentobarbital, pentobarbital sodium, Pentothal, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, purple heart, red devil, secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal, sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug, sodium thiopental, street drug, thiopental, thiopental sodium, thiopentobarbital sodium, veronal, yellow jacket
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A drug with sedative and hypnotic effects. Barbiturates have been used as sedatives and anesthetics, and they have been used to treat the convulsions associated with epilepsy.
Thesaurus Terms
	Related Terms:		alcohol, amobarbital sodium, Amytal, Amytal pill, analgesic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine, codeine cough syrup, Demerol, depressant, depressor, dolly, Dolophine, downer, goofball, H, hard stuff, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, meperidine, methadone, Mickey Finn, morphia, morphine, narcotic, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, opiate, opium, pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red, scag, secobarbital sodium, Seconal, Seconal pill, sedative, shit, sleeper, sleep-inducer, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, tar, tranquilizer, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, turps, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket