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Barbiturate vs Glutethimide - What's the difference?

barbiturate | glutethimide |

As nouns the difference between barbiturate and glutethimide

is that barbiturate is (organic compound) any salt or ester of barbituric acid while glutethimide is a hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.

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")

    glutethimide

    English

    (wikipedia glutethimide)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.