thiobutabarbital

English

Chemical structure of thiobutabarbital

Etymology

From thio- (“containing sulfur”) +‎ secbutabarbital.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌθaɪ.oʊˌbju.təˈbɑɹ.bɪˌtɔl/

Noun

thiobutabarbital (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology, veterinary medicine) A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.

Derived terms

• sodium thiobutabarbital