amobarbital

English

Chemical structure of amobarbital

Alternative forms

• amylobarbitone, amytal

Etymology

From am(yl) +‎ -o- +‎ barbital.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæm.oʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

Noun

amobarbital (usually uncountable, plural amobarbitals)

1. (pharmacology) A barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C₁₁H₁₇N₂NaO₃ as a hypnotic and sedative; and as a supposed truth serum.

Related terms

• sodium amytal

Translations

drug

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 异戊巴比妥

• Finnish: amobarbitaali
• Hungarian: amobarbitál (hu)
• Portuguese: amobarbital m

References

• “amobarbital”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mo.baʁ.biˈtaw/ [a.mo.baɦ.biˈtaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mo.baʁ.biˈtaw/ [a.mo.baɦ.biˈtaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.mo.baɾ.biˈtaw/ [a.mo.baɾ.biˈtaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.mo.baʁ.biˈtaw/ [a.mo.baʁ.biˈtaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.mo.baɻ.biˈtaw/ [a.mo.baɻ.biˈtaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mu.bɐɾ.biˈtal/ [ɐ.mu.βɐɾ.βiˈtaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mu.bɐɾ.biˈtal/ [ɐ.mu.βɐɾ.βiˈtaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mu.bɐɾ.biˈta.li/ [ɐ.mu.βɐɾ.βiˈta.li]

Noun

amobarbital m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) amobarbital (drug with sedative and analgesic properties)