1. barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions; [syn: secobarbital sodium, secobarbital, Seconal, red devil]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
secobarbital
n 1: barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder
(trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and
to treat convulsions [syn: secobarbital sodium,
secobarbital, Seconal, red devil]