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Definition of Sodium thiopental
1. Noun. A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative.
Definition of Sodium thiopental
1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) The drug phenobarbitone. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Thiopental
Literary usage of Sodium thiopental
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The drug contains sodium thiopental sterile powder for dilution with sterile
water for injection. (b) Sponsor. See No. 000856 in §510.600(c) of this chapter ..."
2. Breach of Trust: Physician Participation in Executions in the United States by American College of Physicians, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1994)
"The execution shall be by means of a continuous, intravenous administration of
a lethal quantity of sodium thiopental combined with either ..."
3. The Duality of His Life: Human Nature Versus Nurture: An Illustration of the ...by James Spade by James Spade (2006)
"The protocol authorizes the use of a combination of three drugs. The first, sodium
thiopental or sodium pentothal, is a barbiturate that renders ..."