Definition of Seconal

1. Noun. Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions.

Exact synonyms: Red Devil, Secobarbital, Secobarbital Sodium
Generic synonyms: Barbiturate
Language type: Trade Name

Definition of Seconal

1. a preparation of secobarbital -- a trademark [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seconal

Sebileau
Sec
Sec.
SecDef
Secale cereale
Secchi disk
Secchi disks
Seceder
Seceders
Secernentasida
Secernentia
Sechuana
Seckel dwarfism
Seckel syndrome
Seconal
Second Advent
Second Adventism
Second Adventist
Second Coming
Second Coming of Christ
Second Crusade
Second Earl Grey
Second Earl of Chatham
Second Earl of Guilford
Second Empire
Second Epistel of John
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthi
Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalo

Literary usage of Seconal

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

1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Sedatives, such as methaqualone, seconal, Tuinal, Placidyl, barbiturates, sleeping pills, "downers" LD 1 .... LJ2 DR-4. As you read the following list of ..."

2. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings, 1996by Angela Brittingham by Angela Brittingham (1998)
"Sedatives, such as methaqualone, seconal, Tuinal, Placidyl, barbiturates, sleeping pills, "downers" LJ 1 . . . . .LJ 2 DR-6. As you read the following list ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Alcohol and barbiturate - type drugs (eg, Nembutal, seconal) 2. Amphetamine-type drugs (Benzedrine, Desoxyn, Dexedrine) 3. Cannabis-type drugs (marihuana, ..."

4. 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), ..."

5. A Disputation on Holy Scripture by William Whitaker, William Fitzgerald (1849)
"seconal;/, although this eunuch was pious and very studious of scripture, he was yet unskilful and not much familiar with scripture, as is plain from his ..."

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