thiopental
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From thio- + pent(obarbi)tal.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌθʌɪ.əʊˈpɛn.təl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌθaɪ.oʊˈpɛnˌtɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Noun
thiopental (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A barbiturate C11H18N2O2S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth serum.
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References
- “thiopental”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “thiopental”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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