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Definition of Pentobarbital

1. Noun. A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic.

Definition of Pentobarbital

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Short-acting barbiturate that is available as both a free acid and a sodium salt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pentobarbital

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Pentobarbital

1. An anticonvulsant and anaesthetic, usually used as the sodium or calcium salt. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pentobarbital

Literary usage of Pentobarbital

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"26-min difference between the mean g times of rats given Intralipid emul- min before and those given it 5 min pentobarbital-induced narcosis sug- the ..."

2. Animal Euthanasia: Bibliography, January 1990-November 1997 edited by Michael D. Kreger (1999)
"41.8 Am3 Comparison of pentobarbital alone and pentobarbital in combination with lidocaine for euthanasia of dogs. Evans AT; Broadstone R; Stapleton J; ..."

3. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"To determine the role of sympathetic innervation on nicotine-induced alterations in peripheral (hindlimb) blood flow in the pentobarbital-anesthetized dog, ..."

4. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"The pigeons learned the discrimination, making about 80% of their responses on the key associated with the FI 60 component after pentobarbital and about 70% ..."

5. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Melchior, CL, and Ritzmann, RF Dehydroepiandrosterone enhances the hypnotic and hypothermic effects of ethanol and pentobarbital. ..."

6. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"pentobarbital and midazolam result in partial substitution for muscimol and THIP (Grech and Balster 1997). These data imply that positive modulators of ..."

7. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Each gram of the drug contains 750 milligrams of sodium thiopental and 250 milligrams of sodium pentobarbital sterile powder for dilution with sterile water ..."

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