thiopental (English, noun)
expansion: thiopental (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth serum.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: thiopentone
tags: alternative
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