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MEBARAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mebaral mean?
• MEBARAL (noun)
The noun MEBARAL has 1 sense:
1. a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
Familiarity information: MEBARAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Mebaral; mephobarbital
Hypernyms ("Mebaral" is a kind of...):
anticonvulsant; anticonvulsant drug; antiepileptic; antiepileptic drug (a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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