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thiopentobarbital sodium

thiopentobarbital sodium

9.6
A fast-acting drug that makes people or animals unconscious for surgery
  • noun
  • /θaɪoʊˌpɛntoʊˈbɑːrbɪtəl ˈsoʊdiəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tiopentobarbital sódico
  • The anesthesiologist administered thiopentobarbital sodium to induce unconsciousness before the surgery.

Examples

  • Some hospitals have replaced thiopentobarbital sodium with other anesthetics due to its rapid onset and short duration.

  • Veterinarians may use thiopentobarbital sodium during certain procedures to quickly sedate animals.

  • The doctor administered thiopentobarbital sodium before the surgery.

  • Patients often respond well to thiopentobarbital sodium as an anesthetic.

  • The anesthesiologist administered thiopentobarbital sodium to induce unconsciousness before the surgery.

  • Some hospitals have replaced thiopentobarbital sodium with other anesthetics due to its rapid onset and short duration.

  • Veterinarians may use thiopentobarbital sodium during certain procedures to quickly sedate animals.

Synonyms

Pentothal
vsthiopentobarbital sodium
  • Archaic
9 8.7

A fast-acting drug that makes a person unconscious for surgery

is the chemical name focusing on the substance and its powder form
thiopental
vsthiopentobarbital sodium
  • Specialized
2 9.9

A fast medicine given into a vein to make a person sleep before surgery

is the same substance emphasized as a hygroscopic powder not its salt form
thiopental sodium
vsthiopentobarbital sodium
  • Specialized
6.5

A strong medicine given into a vein to make a person sleep for surgery

is usually a hygroscopic powder rather than an injectable form

Surface Forms

thiopentobarbital sodium singular
thiopentobarbitals sodium plural

Morphology

thiopentobarbital + sodium

This is a technical chemical name where one constituent ('thiopentobarbital') is not a common lexical item and consists of specialized morphemes unfamiliar to B1 learners; knowing 'sodium' alone does not indicate 'a fast-acting general anesthetic'. The overall drug meaning depends on domain-specific knowledge and chemical naming conventions rather than straightforward composition of everyday word meanings, so the sense is not derivable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Thiopentobarbital sodium is a name built from parts that describe the drug: thio means 'sulfur', pento means 'five', barbital points to a kind of sleep or anesthetic drug, and sodium shows it is the salt form used as a powder in hospitals, so the name tells you it is a barbiturate anesthetic sold as a sodium salt.