Definitions for phenobarbital

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phenobarbital phe·no·bar·bi·tal

Spelling: [fee-noh-bahr-bi-tawl, -tal, -nuh-]

IPA: /ˌfi noʊˈbɑr bɪˌtɔl, -ˌtæl, -nə-/

Phenobarbital is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 26 points.

You can make 2037 anagrams from letters in phenobarbital (aabbehilnoprt).

Definitions for phenobarbital

noun

1. a white, crystalline powder, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.

Origin of phenobarbital

First recorded in 1915-20; pheno- + barbital

Examples for phenobarbital

Babies and toddlers who do not “behave” are medicated and sedated with drugs such as phenobarbital, a common antiseizure drug.