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Barbiturate vs Amobarbital - What's the difference?

barbiturate | amobarbital |

As nouns the difference between barbiturate and amobarbital

is that barbiturate is (organic compound) any salt or ester of barbituric acid while amobarbital is a barbiturate derivative, a bitter-tasting odourless white powder with sedative-hypnotic and analgesic properties.

barbiturate

English

Alternative forms

* barbituate

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any salt or ester of barbituric acid.
  • (pharmacology) Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.

    • See also

    * amphetamine

    External links

    * (wikipedia "barbiturate")

    amobarbital

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia amobarbital)
  • A barbiturate derivative, a bitter-tasting odourless white powder with sedative-hypnotic and analgesic properties.

    • Synonyms

    * (obsolete) amylobarbitone