veronal

noun

1. A barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.

   uncountable

   He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness. I gave him a sufficient dose of veronal to insure his unconsciousness for several hours. I thought that was the best service I could render him.

Where it comes from

Former trade name, after the Italian city Verona.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry veronal (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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