Nonbarbiturate
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A substance that is not a barbiturate.
"I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics."
Etymology
From non- + barbiturate.