seconal

1. (pharmacology) A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic, a trade name of secobarbital.Examples: "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”)."; "In spite of the seconal he was eaten up by his nerves. His face was covered with sweat."; "Each night she looked at the bottle of Seconals with affection. She never could do this without the dolls. She would have spent sleepless nights, smoking, worrying—and she would have lost her nerve."countableuncountable