amobarbital

[ am-oh-bahr-bi-tal, -tawl ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a colorless, crystalline barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 O 3 , used chiefly as a sedative.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amobarbital¹

1945–50; am(yl) + -o- + barbital

Example Sentences

That’s just what his team did, using two old drugs - the sedative amobarbital, known to inhibit cellular energy generation, and an antioxidant named N-acetylcysteine - to aim at different parts of that cycle.

From Washington Times

The Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic, which opposes executions, says amobarbital and secobarbital have never been used in executions.

From Seattle Times

If secobarbital is so expensive, why not use one of the other barbiturates such as pentobarbital or butabarbital or amobarbital?

From New York Times

The plan would let corrections officials choose between four powerful barbiturates - amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital or thiopental - for each execution, depending on which one is available.

From Washington Times

The regulations would let corrections officials choose between four types of powerful barbiturates - amobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital or thiopental - before each execution, depending on which one is available.

From Washington Times