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Meaning of Barbiturate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المهدّئ باربتيورات
Čeština barbiturát
Deutsch Barbiturat Barbitursäurepräparat
Ελληνικά βαρβιτουρικό
Español barbitúrico
Suomi barbituraatti
Français barbiturique
Bahasa Indonesia barbiturat
Italiano barbiturato
日本語 バルビツレート
한국어 바비튜레이트
Nederlands barbituraat
Polski barbituran barbituranowy barbiturat
Português barbitúrico
Română barbituric
Русский барбитура́т

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Barbiturates barbituratism barbituric acid barbiturism Barbizon Barbizonian

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