barbiturate
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barbiturate
- /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹɪt/
- /ˌbɑː(ɹ)ˈbɪt͡ʃəɹeɪt/
- /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹɪt/
- /ˌbɑɹbɪˈt(j)ʊəɹeɪt/
- /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt͡ʃu.ɪt/ US, colloquial, nonstandard
- /ˌbɑɹˈbɪt(j)u.ɪt/ US, colloquial, nonstandard
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Barbiturat, equivalent to barbituric + -ate.
noun barbiturates · barbituate
- Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
- 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 bar
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noun salt or ester of barbituric acid
| 中文 | 巴比妥酸鹽 /巴比妥酸盐 bābǐtuǒsuān yán, 巴比妥酸酯 bābǐtuǒsuān zhǐ |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | βαρβιτουρικό varvitourikó |
| Русский | барбитура́т barbiturát |
noun derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system
| Español | barbitúrico |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 바비튜레이트 babityureiteu |
| 日本語 | バルビツレート barubitsurēto |
| 中文 | 巴比妥類藥物 /巴比妥类药物 bābǐtuǒlèi yàowù |
| हिन्दी | बार्बीचुरेट्स bārbīcureṭs |
| Português | barbitúrico |
| Français | barbiturique |
| Deutsch | Barbiturat, Barbitursäurepräparat |
| Italiano | barbiturato |
| Ελληνικά | βαρβιτουρικό varvitourikó |
| Română | barbituric |
| Русский | барбитура́т barbiturát |
| العربية | باربتيورات barbtywrat |
Talk about this word "barbiturate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/barbiturate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. barbiturate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/barbiturate "barbiturate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/barbiturate.Cite this
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title = {barbiturate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barbiturate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
