phenobarbital

/ˌfiː.noʊˈbɑɹ.bəˌtɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"In trans-human state / It's time to evacuate / Waiting for a ride to take them to the Gate / Await the siren call / More phenobarbital / Pour it down the hatch, ingest it all"

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pheno- English barbital English phenobarbital From pheno- + barbital.

phenobarbitals (plural) phenobarbitone (alternative, UK)

methylphenobarbital

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