Placidyl

[ plas-i-dil, plah-si- ]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of ethchlorvynol.

Example Sentences

John Joseph had visited Max’s under the influence of a sedative called Placidyl, which may explain why he can’t remember what band was playing, and why he fared so poorly in the fistfight that followed the show.

From The New Yorker

According to the complaint against Nichopoulos, he wrote orders for 12,000 pills and vials of potent drugs for Presley in the final 20 months of the singer's life, including Quaalude, Dilaudid, Amytal, Dexedrine, Valium, Demerol, Carbrital, Placidyl and Percodan.

From Time Magazine Archive