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bar·bi·tu·rate \bärˈbichərə̇t, bȧˈb-, -ˌrāt sometimes -chrə̇t; also ˌbärbəˈtu̇ˌrāt or ˌbȧb- or -ə.ˈtyu̇- or -t(y)ü- sometimes -əˈchu̇- or -əˈchü- or ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷; substand ̷ ̷ˈbichəwə̇t or -chəˌwāt; usu -ə̇d. or -ād.+V\ noun (-s) Etymology: barbituric + -ate 1. : a salt or ester of barbituric acid 2. : any of a large group of slightly bitter crystalline acids (as barbital, phenobarbital) or their salts derived from the barbituric acid that are used as sedatives, hypnotics, and antispasmodics |