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.
Source: wiktionary
Veronal
Synonyms for "veronal" (7 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
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Irish
1 entries- vearónach noun (barbiturate)
Russian
1 entries- верона́л noun (barbiturate)
Spanish
1 entries- veronal noun (barbiturate)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
She died of an overdose of veronal. She's been taking it lately for sleeplessness. Must have taken too much.
Source: wiktionary
I have seen the Brazilian press photograph of Zweig and Lotte, his second wife, lying dead of their overdoses of veronal on two pushed-together single iron bedsteads, he on his back, mouth a little agape, in a sweat-stained shirt and knitted tie, she on his shoulder in a floral wrap and clean hair, and you can practically hear the ceiling fan going round.
Source: wiktionary
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