secobarbital

secobarbital
An obsolescent sedative and short-acting hypnotic; largely replaced by benzodiazepines.

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seco·bar·bi·tal .sek-ō-'bär-bə-.tȯl n a barbiturate that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt C12H17N2NaO3 as a hypnotic and sedative called also quinalbarbitone see SECONAL

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seco·bar·bi·tal (sek″o-bahrґbĭ-təl) [USP] a short-acting barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative effects. Called also quinalbarbitone.

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