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Noun: pentobarbital  `pentu'baarbi`tal
Usage: N. Amer (=pentobarbitone)
  1. A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
    - pentobarbital sodium, Nembutal, yellow jacket [N. Amer], pentobarbitone [Brit]

Derived forms: pentobarbitals

Type of: barbiturate

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