"veronal" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} veronal (uncountable)
  1. A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Drugs Synonyms: barbital, diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol Derived forms: veronalism Translations (barbiturate): vearónach [masculine] (Irish), верона́л (veronál) [masculine] (Russian), veronal [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "ref": "1919, W. Somerset Maugham, chapter 29, in The Moon and Sixpence",
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