bar·bi·tal (bär b -tôl , -t l)n. A white crystalline barbiturate used as a sedative and hypnotic, especially in the form of its soluble salt, sodium barbital. |
barbital, barbitone
a long-acting barbiturate, used as a hypnotic and sedative. Largely replaced by phenobarbital.
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