Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonbarbiturate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-bar-bi-tu-rate
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substance that is not a barbiturate.

Example Sentences

"I have tried all the medium and short acting non-barbiturate sedatives since the war (including thalidomide) but they don’t work and I don’t trust the newfangled long acting, “safe” analgesics."

Etymology

From non- + barbiturate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonbarbiturates (plural) non-barbiturate (alternative)

Questions

What does nonbarbiturate mean?: A substance that is not a barbiturate.
Where does nonbarbiturate come from?: From non- + barbiturate.

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