Veronal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep. uncountable

    "He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness. I gave him a sufficient dose of veronal to insure his unconsciousness for several hours. I thought that was the best service I could render him."

  2. 2
    a barbiturate used as a hypnotic wordnet

Synonyms

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barbitaldiethylbarbituric acidbarbitalbarbitolbarbitonediethylmalonyl urea

Example

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"He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness. I gave him a sufficient dose of veronal to insure his unconsciousness for several hours. I thought that was the best service I could render him."

Etymology

Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona.

Related phrases

diethylbarbituric aciddiethylmalonyl urea

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