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Quaalude vs Barbiturate - What's the difference?

quaalude | barbiturate |

As nouns the difference between quaalude and barbiturate

is that quaalude is (quaalude) while barbiturate is (organic compound) any salt or ester of barbituric acid.

quaalude

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A proprietary name for methaqualone.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dose of this drug, sometimes taken recreationally.
    • (wikipedia Quaalude)

    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")