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amobarbital (ăm'ōbär`bĭtäl), drug that acts as a nervous system depressant depressant, any one of various substances that diminish functional activity, usually by depressing the nervous system . Barbiturates , sedatives , alcohol, and meprobamate are all depressants. Depressants have various modes of action and effects. ..... Click the link for more information. . See barbiturate barbiturate (bärbĭch`ərāt'), any one of a group of drugs that act as depressants on the central nervous system . ..... Click the link for more information. . amobarbital [‚am·ō′bär·bə·təl] (pharmacology) C11H18N2O3A white, crystalline powder with a bitter taste and a melting point of 156-161°C; soluble in alcohol; used in medicine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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unforgettably, there is the immortal scene in which Slothrop, hooked up
to a sodium Amytal drip, hallucinates dropping his harmonica down the
toilet of the Roseland Ballroom, a nightclub where Red, aka Malcolm X,
sells gage while Charlie Parker is onstage laying down some very
advanced changes on "Cherokee. Sodium amytal is merely a
barbiturate and individuals can lie or otherwise report misinformation
under its influence. Sodium amytal was
injected into the right internal carotid artery to temporarily suppress
function of the right hemisphere. |
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