English Dictionary

Seconal

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsekəˌnɔl/

名詞

不可算名詞

(pharmacology) A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic, a trade name of secobarbital.

日本語の意味

セコナル：鎮静剤および催眠剤として用いられるバルビツール酸系薬物（セコバルビタールの商標名）

Seconal is prescribed sparingly today because of its high potential for dependence.

依存性が高いため、現在ではセコバルビタールは慎重に処方されています。

意味（1）

(pharmacology) A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic, a trade name of secobarbital.

Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal (“yellow jackets”).