barbital, veronal, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea
(noun) a barbiturate used as a hypnotic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
barbital (countable and uncountable, plural barbitals)
The first commercially marketed barbiturate, used as a hypnotic drug until the mid-1950s.
• barbitone
• diethylbarbituric acid
• diethylmalonyl urea
Source: Wiktionary
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
