1. Plural of hexobarbital; a class of barbiturate drugs used as sedatives and hypnotics, characterized by a six-membered ring structure.
Usage: pharmaceutical/medical; often used in veterinary medicine; controlled substance in many jurisdictions

Examples

• Hexobarbitals were commonly prescribed as sleeping aids in the mid-20th century.
• The veterinarian administered hexobarbitals to sedate the animal before surgery.
• Hexobarbitals belong to the barbiturate family of central nervous system depressants.
• Due to safety concerns, hexobarbitals have been largely replaced by newer sedative medications.
• The pharmacology course covered the mechanisms of action of hexobarbitals and related compounds.