veronal
Noun
Meaning
veronal (uncountable)
A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
Synonyms: barbital, diethylmalonyl urea, diethylbarbituric acid, barbitol
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Examples
I have no pity for myself either. So let it be veronal. But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here to grow vegetable marrows.