barbiturate

• barbituate (US, colloquial, nonstandard)

See barbituric.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/, /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/, /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/, /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/

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• (US, colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/, /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/

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• Hyphenation: bar‧bit‧ur‧ate

barbiturate (plural barbiturates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
2. (pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.

   Synonyms: (clipping, informal) barb, (informal) barbie, (informal) goofball

   Hyponym: barbital

   Coordinate term: benzodiazepine

   • 1977, Donald R. Wesson, David Elvin Smith, Barbiturates, their use, misuse, and abuse, New York: Human Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 9:

     Following the “Summer of Love” in 1967, amphetamines and barbiturates began to replace psychedelics as the dominant drugs used in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, and increasing numbers of individuals were treated at the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic for complications following barbiturate use.

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