Hexobarbital

/ˌhɛksoʊˈbɑːrbɪtəl/ noun

Definition

A barbiturate drug containing six carbon atoms in its structure, formerly used as a sedative and anesthetic medicine.

Etymology

From 'hexo-' (six carbon atoms) and 'barbital' (the barbiturate drug class). Developed in mid-20th-century pharmaceutical chemistry as a variation of barbiturates with specific sedative properties.

Kelly Says

Before modern sleep medications existed, hexobarbital helped patients, but doctors eventually realized barbiturates were dangerously addictive—a reminder that drugs can be both helpful and harmful depending on how they're used.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄክሶባርቢታል
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
ARالعربية
هيكسوباربيتال
hayks-o-bar-bi-tal
BNবাংলা
হেক্সোবার্বিটাল
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
CACatalà
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
CSČeština
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
DADansk
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
DEDeutsch
Hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
ELΕλληνικά
εξοβαρβιταλ
eks-o-bar-vi-tal
ESEspañol
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
FAفارسی
هگزو باربی‌تال
hez-o-bar-bi-tal
FISuomi
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
FRFrançais
hexobarbitale
zeks-o-bar-bi-tal
GUGU
હેક્સોબાર્બિટલ
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
HAHA
heksobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
HEעברית
הקסובארביטל
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
HIहिन्दी
हेक्सोबारबिटल
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
HUMagyar
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
IDBahasa Indonesia
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
IGIG
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
ITItaliano
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
JA日本語
ヘキソバルビタル
hekusobarbitaru
KKKK
хексобарбитал
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
KMKM
ហេក្សូបារប៊ីថល
heks-o-ba-ri-thal
KO한국어
헥소바르비탈
hekseobabiteul
MRMR
हेक्सोबारबिटल
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
MSBahasa Melayu
heksobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်စိုဘာဘိတယ်
heks-o-ba-bi-tai
NLNederlands
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
NONorsk
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
PAPA
ਹੈਕਸੋਬਾਰਬੀਟਲ
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
PLPolski
heksobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
PTPortuguês
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
RORomână
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
RUРусский
гексобарбитал
geks-o-bar-bi-tal
SVSvenska
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
SWKiswahili
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
TAதமிழ்
எக்சோபார்பைட்டல்
ek-so-pa-rai-ttal
TEతెలుగు
హెక్సోబార్బిటల్
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
THไทย
เฮกโซบาบิทัล
he-kxo-ba-bit-tal
TLTL
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
TRTürkçe
heksobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
UKУкраїнська
гексобарбітал
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
URاردو
ہیکسوباربیٹل
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
VITiếng Việt
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
YOYO
heksobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal
ZH中文
己六巴比妥
jǐliù bābǐtuō
ZUZU
hexobarbital
heks-o-bar-bi-tal

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