thiopental Pharm. Chiefly U.S.
(θaɪəʊˈpɛntəl)
[f. next + -al (cf. pental).]
= next. Also called thiopental sodium.
| 1947 U.S. Pharmacopœia 572 Thiopental Sodium occurs as a yellowish white, hygroscopic powder. 1955 Goodman & Gilman Pharmacol. Basis Therapeutics (ed. 2) v. 60/2 Ether (as well as cyclopropane and thiopental) causes renal vasoconstriction. |