Lexic.us

Definition of Seconal

1. Noun. Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions.

Definition of Seconal

1. a preparation of secobarbital -- a trademark [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seconal

Literary usage of Seconal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Maintaining Budgetary Discipline: Spending and Revenue Options edited by Sherry Snyder (1999)
"Sedatives, such as methaqualone, Seconal, Tuinal, Placidyl, barbiturates, sleeping pills, "downers" LD 1 .... LJ2 DR-4. As you read the following list of ..."

2. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings, 1996by Angela Brittingham by Angela Brittingham (1998)
"Sedatives, such as methaqualone, Seconal, Tuinal, Placidyl, barbiturates, sleeping pills, "downers" LJ 1 . . . . .LJ 2 DR-6. As you read the following list ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Alcohol and barbiturate - type drugs (eg, Nembutal, Seconal) 2. Amphetamine-type drugs (Benzedrine, Desoxyn, Dexedrine) 3. Cannabis-type drugs (marihuana, ..."

4. Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System by Anne H. Crowe (1998)
"The most commonly abused are the short-acting agents such as pentobar- bital (Nembutal), secobarbital (Seconal), ..."

5. A Disputation on Holy Scripture by William Whitaker, William Fitzgerald (1849)
"Seconal;/, although this eunuch was pious and very studious of scripture, he was yet unskilful and not much familiar with scripture, as is plain from his ..."

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