Meaning & use
Seconal
A brand name for secobarbital, a fast-acting barbiturate once widely prescribed as a sedative.
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Doctors prescribed Seconal for insomnia before safer sleep medications became available.
The novel's character overdoses on Seconal, a detail that dates the story to the mid-20th century.
A note on using this word
Largely a historical or literary reference today, since barbiturates like Seconal have mostly been replaced by safer medications.
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