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Definition of Nembutal

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nembutal

Literary usage of Nembutal

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

1. Animal Euthanasia: Bibliography, January 1990-November 1997 edited by Michael D. Kreger (1999)
"Descriptors: decapitation; ether; halothane; carbon dioxide; Nembutal Abstract'. To determine if anesthetic agents used in laboratory animal euthanasia ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... under Nembutal anesthesia, with a lightweight cannula in the lateral ventricle according to standard stereotaxic procedures (5). ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The sheep were anesthetized with 10 mg/kg Nembutal (Abbott Laboratories) via a jugular catheter and given a spinal anesthetic of 100 mg Xylocaine in 7.5% ..."

4. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Nembutal Di D2 e. Phenobarbital Dl D 2 f. Placidyl Di .... D 2 g. Seconal Di .... D 2 h. Tuinal Dl D2 i. Have you ever used a sedative whose name you don't ..."

5. Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System by Anne H. Crowe (1998)
"The most commonly abused are the short-acting agents such as pentobar- bital (Nembutal), secobarbital (Seconal), ..."

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