Nembutal
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈnɛm.bju.tɑːl/
- Archaic
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Nembutal
- Im sick to death of thiscenter of the universe, holier than thou... ...nothing is ever enough, Oh, how Ive suffered... ...fix me a drink, hand me a Nembutal, worn-out Scarlett OHarathing!
- took Nembutal
Examples
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They called for Doctor Taylor, and he knocked her out with a full syringe of Nembutal.
Fiction book (1993) -
- Nembutal?
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There is some Nembutal in the desk.
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l swallowed half a bottle of Nembutal.
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The next morning, his wife, who wasn't well either, took a bottle of Nembutal.
Fiction book (1994) -
Hundreds of Nembutals, hundreds of Seconals.
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Maybe it was the Nembutal or the Seconal or the electroshock therapy.
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Nembutals.
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'In Jackie's books, when people get to be stars, they take Seconal, 'Nembutal, they fall for the wrong people and then kill themselves in their cabanas.
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The doctor prescribed Nembutal to help manage her anxiety before the surgery.
Synonyms
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9.8
A strong drug that makes people or animals sleep, stops severe seizures, and can humanely kill animals
A strong drug that makes a person sleep or relax and stops seizures
A strong medicine like Nembutal used to make people sleep
How Sedating
- Archaic
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9.9
- Specialized
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7.1
- Specialized
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5.4
- Specialized
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6.1
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nembutal is a brand name for a barbiturate, a strong sleeping and calming drug. A helpful way to remember it is to think of numb ('numb'), because the medicine brings deep calm or sleep.