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Barbiturate vs Methylphenobarbital - What's the difference?

barbiturate | methylphenobarbital |

As nouns the difference between barbiturate and methylphenobarbital

is that barbiturate is any salt or ester of barbituric acid while methylphenobarbital is a barbiturate drug used as a sedative, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant.

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

    methylphenobarbital

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia methylphenobarbital)
  • A barbiturate drug used as a sedative, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant.
  • Synonyms

    * mephobarbital