thiobutabarbital
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Thiobutabarbital_Structure.svg/150px-Thiobutabarbital_Structure.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From thio- (“containing sulfur”) + secbutabarbital.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌθaɪ.oʊˌbju.təˈbɑɹ.bɪˌtɔl/
Noun
[edit]thiobutabarbital (uncountable)
- (pharmacology, veterinary medicine) A short-acting barbiturate derivative (trademark Inactin) which has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects and is used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anesthesia.