thiopental

noun

thio·pen·tal ˌthī-ō-ˈpen-ˌtal

-ˌtȯl

: a barbiturate C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₂S used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic compare pentothal

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Prompted by a shortage of anesthetic previously used for lethal injections, sodium thiopental, pentobarbital was first used for execution in the U.S. as part of a lethal three-drug cocktail in 2010 in Oklahoma. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 States, then the federal government, turned to it when the European Union banned the export of sodium thiopental to prevent its use in executions. —

Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2024 Most executions were conducted with sodium thiopental as the anesthetic. —

Chiara Eisner, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024 One likely strategy is to continue to lobby the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow the importation of thiopental. —

Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2021 See all Example Sentences for thiopental