BARBITURATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does barbiturate mean? 

• BARBITURATE (noun)
  The noun BARBITURATE has 1 sense:

1. organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

  Familiarity information: BARBITURATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BARBITURATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("barbiturate" is a kind of...):

sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "barbiturate"):

amobarbital (a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant)

barbital; barbitone; diethylbarbituric acid; diethylmalonylurea; veronal (a barbiturate used as a hypnotic)

Mebaral; mephobarbital (a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy)

Nembutal; pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; yellow jacket (a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic)

red devil; secobarbital; secobarbital sodium; Seconal (barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions)

Luminal; phenobarbital; phenobarbitone; purple heart; sodium thiopental (a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)

Pentothal; thiopental; thiopental sodium; thiopentobarbital sodium (barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt of an anxiolytic agent chemically and pharmacologically unrelated to benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/hypnotic drugs.

(Buspirone Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An anxiolytic agent chemically and pharmacologically unrelated to benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or other sedative/hypnotic drugs.

(Buspirone, NCI Thesaurus)

A barbiturate that exerts its effect by mimicking the inhibitory effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) by binding to a site, distinct from the benzodiazepine binding site, on the GABA receptor.

(Butalbital, NCI Thesaurus)

Butalbital, a barbiturate with an intermediate duration of action, depresses the central nervous system and exerts sedative activity.

(Fioricet, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called barbiturates.

(Phenobarbital, NCI Dictionary)

A measurement of any barbiturate class drug present in a biological specimen.

(Barbiturate Drug Class Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Barbiturates may be used to treat insomnia, seizures, and convulsions, and to relieve anxiety and tension before surgery.

(Barbiturate, NCI Dictionary)

Barbiturate compounds bind to the gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)-A receptor, thereby increasing the influx of chloride ions into the neuron and subsequently causing hyperpolarization, which produces a decrease in neuronal transmission.

(Barbiturate, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of barbiturate class agents present in a sample.

(Barbiturate Drug Class Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A method of euthanization whereby a subject is anesthetized and barbiturate(s) are administered intravenously to induce respiratory arrest.

(Intravenous Barbiturate Overdose Euthanasia, NCI Thesaurus)