Phenobarbital

//ˌfiː.nə(ʊ)ˈbɑː.bɪt.əl// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug used chiefly to treat epilepsy. countable, uncountable

    "In trans-human state / It's time to evacuate / Waiting for a ride to take them to the gate / Await the siren call / More phenobarbital / Pour it down the hatch, ingest it all"

  2. 2
    a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative wordnet

Synonyms

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"In trans-human state / It's time to evacuate / Waiting for a ride to take them to the gate / Await the siren call / More phenobarbital / Pour it down the hatch, ingest it all"

Etymology

From pheno- + barbital.

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