Meaning Of The Word Barbiturate

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barbiturate
countable noun: A barbiturate is a drug which people take to make them calm or to help them to sleep.

barbiturate in American English
any depressant drug, as phenobarbital, derived from barbituric acid and used as a sedative, sleeping pill, anticonvulsant, etc.
noun: any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics

barbiturate in British English
noun: a derivative of barbituric acid, such as phenobarbital, used in medicine as a sedative, hypnotic, or anticonvulsant

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