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barbiturate en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/ (US, colloquial, nonstandard)
• (UK) audio
• /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/
• /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/
• /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/ (US, colloquial, nonstandard)
• (US) audio
• /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/
• /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.

Meanings

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.
   • 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. 1977, Donald R. Wesson, David Elvin Smith, Barbiturates, their use, misuse, and abuse, New York: Human Sciences Press, →ISBN, page 9:
   • Seconal is the commercial name of the barbiturate quinalbarbitone. Its generic name is secobarbital. […] Dr Iqbal gave her another prescription for barbiturates and, three weeks later, wrote out one more after a telephone conversation. 2001 October 14, Jason Burke, “Death of a princess”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2014:
   • Chlorpromazine should be taken with caution in combination with barbiturates, sleeping pills, narcotics, or any other medication which may produce a depressive effect. Avoid alcohol. 1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, “Chlorpromazine”, in The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 56:

Forms

Coordinates

benzodiazepine

Deriveds

barbituratism · barbiturism · cultural barbiturate · nonbarbiturate · thiobarbiturate · oxybarbiturate · deoxybarbiturate

Relateds

amphetamine

Synonyms

barb · barbie · goofball

Translations (56)

sv barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · nb barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · fr barbiturique (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ja バルビツレート (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · hy բարբիտուրատ (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · gl barbitúrico (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · es barbitúrico (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ka ბარბიტურატ (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · pt barbitúrico (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · th บาร์บิเชอริต (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ms barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · nl barbituraat (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · ca barbitúric (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · tr barbitürat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · io barbiturato (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · eu barbituriko (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · pl barbiturat (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · eo barbiturato (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · tg барбитурат (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · nn barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · id barbiturat (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · nl barbituraat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · bn বারবিচুরেট (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · el βαρβιτουρικό (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · it barbiturato (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · sh барбитурат (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ru барбитура́т (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · ga barbatúráit (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · sh barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · bg барбитурат (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · fi barbituraatti (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · cmn 巴比妥酸鹽 /巴比妥酸盐 (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · cs barbiturát (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ko 바비튜레이트 (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · fi barbituraatti (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · sk barbiturát (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · el βαρβιτουρικό (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · cmn 巴比妥酸酯 (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · ro barbituric (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · uk барбітура́т (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · hi बार्बीचुरेट्स (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · pl barbituran (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · hu barbiturát (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · id barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · da barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · sv barbiturat (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · uz barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · war barbituriko (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ga barbatúráit (salt or ester of barbituric acid) · de Barbitursäurepräparat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ru барбитура́т (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · ar باربتيورات (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · sl barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · de Barbiturat (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · cmn 巴比妥類藥物 /巴比妥类药物 (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) · lv barbiturāti (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system)