different between barbiturate vs veronal

English

Alternative forms

• barbituate (US, colloquial, nonstandard)

Etymology

See barbituric.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b??(?)?b?t????t/, /?b??(?)?b?t???e?t/, /?b??b??t(j)????t/, /?b??b??t(j)???e?t/
• (US, colloquial, nonstandard) IPA^(key): /?b???b?t?u.?t/, /?b???b?t(j)u.?t/
• Hyphenation: bar?bit?ur?ate

Noun

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

   Coordinate term: benzodiazepine

   Hyponym: barbital

Translations

See also

• amphetamine

Further reading

• barbiturate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona.

Noun

veronal (uncountable)

1. A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.

   Synonyms: barbital, diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol

Derived terms

• veronalism

Translations

Further reading

• barbital on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Spanish

Noun

veronal m (uncountable)

1. veronal