amobarbital
noun
amo·bar·bi·tal
ˌa-mō-ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl 
: a barbiturate administered especially in the form of its sodium salt C11H17N2NaO3 as a hypnotic and sedative
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Another bit of circumstantial evidence: Amytal, or amobarbital, an active ingredient in truth serums developed in the United States in the thirties, essentially inhibits mitochondrial respiration, supposedly rendering subjects too worn out to lie.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
An intravenous line was started in his arm, and amobarbital flowed into his veins … the rubber bite-guard was placed in his mouth, and a conductive gel was rubbed in the circles over his temples.
—Wayne Catan, idahostatesman, 30 June 2017
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2021
An intravenous line was started in his arm, and amobarbital flowed into his veins … the rubber bite-guard was placed in his mouth, and a conductive gel was rubbed in the circles over his temples.
—Wayne Catan, idahostatesman, 30 June 2017
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amobarbital
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amo·bar·bi·tal
ˌam-ō-ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl
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