pentobarbital
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- noun
- /ˌpɛntəˈbɑrbɪtəl/
- Specialized
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pentobarbital
- Some of these drugs require a DEA permit (pentobarbital and amphetamine), which has recently become expensive ($70 for a federal permit plus the cost of state fees, which vary).
- sodium pentobarbital
- pentobarbital injections
- overdose of pentobarbital
Examples
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It wouldn't push the pentobarbital out of her system any faster, but when it began to take hold, it would make her feel better.
Fiction book (1995) -
When the vet injected the sodium pentobarbital, Neil fluttered her eyes, assumed a nap position, and died.
Fiction book (2000) -
BETTY: I'll prepare the pentobarbital.
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They had tried everything to stop them, even putting her into a pentobarbital coma for two weeks.
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It is useful to do this demonstration at the same time another group tests animals treated with pentobarbital.
Academic text (1996) -
Condemned Ohio inmates face a single dose of pentobarbital, usually injected into the arm.
Blog text (4) -
Ohio executes inmates with a single dose of pentobarbital, usually injected through the arms.
Blog text (20) -
The veterinarian administered pentobarbital to sedate the aggressive dog before treatment.
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During the procedure, the doctors used pentobarbital to ensure the patient remained unconscious.
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For humane euthanasia of pets, pentobarbital is often recommended by animal care professionals.
Synonyms
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A strong medicine doctors give to make people sleep or calm them
A strong drug that makes a person sleep or relax and stops seizures
A strong medicine like Nembutal used to make people sleep
Compounds
- Specialized
A strong drug that makes a person sleep or relax and stops seizures
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word pentobarbital breaks into pento- meaning 'five' (as in pentagon) and barbital, the name for a family of drugs called barbiturate. So pentobarbital is a particular barbiturate drug that is used to calm people or to make them sleep.