Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the lichen Usnea barbata and to uric acid.
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- adjective organic chemistry Of or pertaining to
barbituric acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
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Examples
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A derivative of barbituric acid, used for sedative or hypnotic effect.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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A derivative of barbituric acid, used for sedative or hypnotic effect.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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A study of uric acid, which also led him to the discovery of barbituric acid, provided the thesis by which he qualified as a university teacher in 1860.
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He drank it down to the dregs, unaware that Miss Warburton had added two of the barbituric sleeping tablets which her doctor had given her after her last attack of influenza.
The Tiger in the Smoke Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 1952
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The Official Journal of the European Union OJ is to publish a new, uniform set of authorized export regulations, valid for all short or intermediate-acting barbituric acids.
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The Official Journal of the European Union OJ is to publish a new, uniform set of authorized export regulations, valid for all short or intermediate-acting barbituric acids.
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The patent, entitled "Composition and method for improved bioavailability and enhanced brain delivery of 5,5-diphenyl barbituric acid," is for one of a class of non-sedating barbiturate compounds currently in development by the Company.
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T2007 is the sodium salt of diphenyl barbituric acid (DPB).
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This class of drugs derived from barbituric acid, discovered by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in 1864, is known for its sedative abilities.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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It’s an amazing combination of a hypnotic drug, some barbituric acid derivative, and morphine.
The Glass Slipper Eberhart, Mignon G 1938
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