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Noun: phenobarbital  ,fee-now'baa(r)-bi,tówl
  1. A long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
    "The patient's seizures were controlled with phenobarbital";
    - sodium thiopental, phenobarbitone, Luminal, purple heart

Type of: barbiturate

Encyclopedia: Phenobarbital