glutethimide

glutethimide
A central nervous system depressant used as a hypnotic in simple insomnia and formerly as a daytime sedative.

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glu·teth·i·mide glü-'teth-ə-.mīd, -məd n a sedative-hypnotic drug C13H15NO2 that is a derivative of piperidine and has pharmacological properties similar to the barbiturates

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glu·teth·I·mide (gloo-tethґĭ-mīd) a nonbarbiturate structurally related to phenobarbital, used as a sedative and hypnotic. It is no longer sold legally in the United States, but has been found as a drug of abuse.

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