Pentothal

Pentothal
Pentothal trademark name of an anaesthetic and hypnotic, 1935, refashioning of Thiopental, from pento-, in ref. to the methylbutyl five-carbon group + first two letters of thiobarbiturate + chemical product suffix -ol.

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  • Pentothal® — /penˈtō thal/ noun A registered trademark for thiopentone sodium (in N American thiopental sodium), an intravenous anaesthetic, a sodium thiobarbiturate compound (also Pentothal sodium) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pentothal — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Thiopental Andere Namen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pentothal — Thiopental Thiopental Général Nom IUPAC …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pentothal — noun barbiturate that is a hygroscopic powder (trade name Pentothal) that is a strong barbiturate that acts rapidly; induces a relaxed state when injected as a general anesthetic • Syn: ↑thiopental, ↑thiopental sodium, ↑thiopentobarbital sodium • …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pentothal Sodium — ☆ Pentothal Sodium [pen′tə thôl΄ ] 〚pento for PENTA (because of methylbutyl five carbon group) + th(iobarbiturate) + AL〛 THIOPENTAL SODIUM: often shortened to Pentothal (a trademark) * * * …   Universalium

  • Pentothal Sodium — ☆ Pentothal Sodium [pen′tə thôl΄ ] [pento for PENTA (because of methylbutyl five carbon group) + th(iobarbiturate) + AL] THIOPENTAL SODIUM: often shortened to Pentothal (a trademark) …   English World dictionary

  • pentothal sodium — /ˌpɛntəθæl ˈsoʊdiəm/ (say .pentuhthal sohdeeuhm) noun → sodium pentothal. {trademark} …  

  • Pentothal — trademark used for thiopental …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pentothal — /pen teuh thawl /, Pharm., Trademark. a brand of thiopental sodium. * * * …   Universalium

  • pentothal — noun sodium thiopental …   Wiktionary

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