Definition of Sodium thiopental

1. Noun. A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative.

Exact synonyms: Luminal, Phenobarbital, Phenobarbitone, Purple Heart
Generic synonyms: Barbiturate

Definition of Sodium thiopental

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) The drug phenobarbitone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sodium Thiopental

sodium soap
sodium sorbate
sodium stearate
sodium sulfate
sodium sulfite
sodium sulfocarbolate
sodium sulfocyanate
sodium sulforicinate
sodium sulphate
sodium sulphite
sodium tartrate
sodium taurocholate
sodium tetraborate
sodium tetradecyl sulfate
sodium thiocyanate
sodium thiopental (current term)
sodium thiosulfate
sodium thiosulphate
sodium tripolyphosphate
sodium tungstoborate
sodium vapor lamp
sodium vapour lamp
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Literary usage of Sodium thiopental

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

1. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The drug contains sodium thiopental sterile powder for dilution with sterile water for injection. (b) Sponsor. See No. 000856 in §510.600(c) of this chapter ..."

2. Breach of Trust: Physician Participation in Executions in the United States by American College of Physicians, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1994)
"The execution shall be by means of a continuous, intravenous administration of a lethal quantity of sodium thiopental combined with either ..."

3. The Duality of His Life: Human Nature Versus Nurture: An Illustration of the ...by James Spade by James Spade (2006)
"The protocol authorizes the use of a combination of three drugs. The first, sodium thiopental or sodium pentothal, is a barbiturate that renders ..."

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