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AMOBARBITAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("amobarbital" is a kind of...):
barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
truth drug; truth serum (an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "amobarbital"):
amobarbital sodium; Amytal; blue; blue angel; blue devil (the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic)
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