Meaning of pentobarbital | Babel Free

Definitions

A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug (trademark Nembutal) formerly used to relieve insomnia.

countable, uncountable

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“And lest anyone think traipsing through the gray and bleach-smelly execution chamber where triple homicide offenders are injected with pentobarbital isn't depressing enough, later they will stage a press conference in front of the gates of Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, the parched plot of land where executed prisoners whose bodies family members prefer not to claim are buried.”

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