thiopental
/ˌθaɪ.oʊˈpɛnˌtɔl/noun
thiopental is a noun meaning “A barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-H-I-O-P-E-N-T-A-L and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 11 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does thiopental mean?
noun
- 1
A barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S (trademark Pentothal) used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic; and as a supposed truth serum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce thiopental?
- UK /ˌθʌɪ.əʊˈpɛn.təl/
- US /ˌθaɪ.oʊˈpɛnˌtɔl/
Thiopental has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of thiopental
- thiopentone UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is thiopental?
Thiopental appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does thiopental come from?
From thio- + pent(obarbi)tal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).