nonbarbiturate

English

Alternative forms

• non-barbiturate

Etymology

From non- +‎ barbiturate.

Noun

nonbarbiturate (plural nonbarbiturates)

1. A substance that is not a barbiturate.
   • 1988, E[dward] J[ames] Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, [London]: British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194:

     I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.