nonbarbiturate

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English

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Etymology

From non- +‎ barbiturate.

Noun

nonbarbiturate (plural nonbarbiturates)

  1. A substance that is not a barbiturate.
    • 1988, E J Moran Campbell, Not Always on the Level, : British Medical Journal, →ISBN, page 194:
      I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics.