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- noun A substance that is not a
barbiturate .
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Examples
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Nevertheless, standard usage limits the term to the barbiturate and nonbarbiturate sedatives-hypnotics, of which the benzodiazepines represent the largest group.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Other nonbarbiturate sedatives-hypnotics include (1) glycol or glycerol derivatives (e.g., meprobamate) and (2) diphenylmethane derivatives (e.g., diphenhydramine, hydroxyzine).
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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Methaqualone is a nonbarbiturate sedative increasingly used by adolescents in recent years.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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Some recommend substituting nonbarbiturate sedatives, much as methadone is substituted for heroin.
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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Ketamine’s a nonbarbiturate, rapid-acting anesthetic used on both animals and humans—it’s also allegedly a sexual stimulant.
The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult 2006
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"Ketamine's a nonbarbiturate, rapid-acting anesthetic used on both animals and humans-it's also allegedly a sexual stimulant.
The Tenth Circle Picoult, Jodi, 1966- 2006
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