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Noun: red devil  red de-vul
  1. Barbiturate that is a white odourless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions
    "The patient was prescribed red devil for severe insomnia";
    - secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal

Derived forms: red devils

Type of: barbiturate

Encyclopedia: Red devil