VERONAL

barbital, veronal, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, diethylmalonylurea

(noun) a barbiturate used as a hypnotic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

veronal (uncountable)

A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.

Synonyms: diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

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