Nembutal

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A trade name of pentobarbital. uncountable

    "Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal (“yellow jackets”)."

  2. 2
    a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic wordnet

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Brand name.

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