secobarbital
noun
seco·bar·bi·tal
ˌse-kō-ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl 
: a barbiturate C12H18N2O3 that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt as a hypnotic and sedative
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In their legal quest to avoid a painful death, the prisoners offer up a dark variety of alternatives, including firing squad, sevoflurane gas, diazepam and fentanyl, an oral dose of secobarbital and pentobarbital.
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Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 26 June 2018
Once the secobarbital had been procured, Kathy seemed to relax.
—Kevin Simpson, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2017
Stone mixed applesauce with the powdered secobarbital, a powerful sedative that is fatal in high doses.
—Soumya Karlamangla, latimes.com, 30 June 2017
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Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 26 June 2018
Once the secobarbital had been procured, Kathy seemed to relax.
—Kevin Simpson, The Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2017
Stone mixed applesauce with the powdered secobarbital, a powerful sedative that is fatal in high doses.
—Soumya Karlamangla, latimes.com, 30 June 2017
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secobarbital
noun
seco·bar·bi·tal
ˌsek-ō-ˈbär-bə-ˌtȯl
: a barbiturate that is used chiefly in the form of its bitter hygroscopic sodium salt C12H17N2NaO3 as a hypnotic and sedative
called also quinalbarbitone
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