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单词 pentobarbitone
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Definition of pentobarbitone in English:

pentobarbitone

(US pentobarbital)
noun ˌpɛntə(ʊ)ˈbɑːbɪtəʊnˌpentəˈbärbiˌtäl
mass nounMedicine
  • A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug formerly used to relieve insomnia.

    〔医〕戊巴比妥

    Alternative name: 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid; often used as the sodium salt (sodium pentobarbitone, Nembutal)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One drug in particular, sodium pentobarbital - a barbiturate used to euthanize animals - is of prime concern.
    • Barbiturates, such as mephobarbital and pentobarbital sodium, which are used to treat anxiety, tension, and sleep disorders.
    • The sheep were given a general anaesthetic by intravenous pentobarbitone, intubation and ventilation.
    • To induce a coma, an anesthesiologist typically infuses a patient with increasing doses of the barbiturate pentobarbital while monitoring her brain waves with electrodes.
    • In this experiment, human volunteers consistently underestimated their performance impairment after acute administrations of triazolam, but not pentobarbital, a barbiturate.

Origin

1930s: from pentane + barbitone (or barbital).

Definition of pentobarbital in US English:

pentobarbital

(British pentobarbitone)
nounˌpentəˈbärbiˌtäl
Medicine
  • A narcotic and sedative barbiturate drug formerly used to relieve insomnia.

    〔医〕戊巴比妥

    Alternative name: 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid; often used as the sodium salt (sodium pentobarbitone, Nembutal)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In this experiment, human volunteers consistently underestimated their performance impairment after acute administrations of triazolam, but not pentobarbital, a barbiturate.
    • Barbiturates, such as mephobarbital and pentobarbital sodium, which are used to treat anxiety, tension, and sleep disorders.
    • The sheep were given a general anaesthetic by intravenous pentobarbitone, intubation and ventilation.
    • To induce a coma, an anesthesiologist typically infuses a patient with increasing doses of the barbiturate pentobarbital while monitoring her brain waves with electrodes.
    • One drug in particular, sodium pentobarbital - a barbiturate used to euthanize animals - is of prime concern.

Origin

1930s: from pentane + barbitone (or barbital).

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