barbiturate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/ /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/ /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/ /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/ En-us-Barbiturate.ogg /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/ /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/ En-uk-barbiturate.ogg

Word forms

barbiturate barbiturates barbituate

Etymology

Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.

Synonyms

barb barbie goofball

Related words

amphetamine

Derived words

barbituratism cultural barbiturate deoxybarbiturate nonbarbiturate oxybarbiturate thiobarbiturate

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 巴比妥酸鹽 /巴比妥酸盐 Chinese Mandarin: 巴比妥酸酯 Dutch: barbituraat Finnish: barbituraatti Greek: βαρβιτουρικό Indonesian: barbiturat Irish: barbatúráit Polish: barbiturat Russian: барбитура́т

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