noun

• A sedative and sleep-inducing drug consisting of a combination of two barbiturates.

  ‘Over a period of years she was prescribed the barbiturate-based medication, Tuinal, for her depression.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘And he deduced Tuinal poisoning by seeing a capsule of Tuinal stuck between the patient toes!’
  • ‘Barbiturates are sleeping pills and include Tuinal, Seconal and Nembutal.’
  • ‘Seconal and Tuinal are dangerous drugs because of the risk of overdose, seizures following sudden withdrawal and hypothermia.’
  • ‘The most commonly abused Barbiturates are prescribed under the brand names Seconal and Tuinal (Amobarbital and Secobarbital).’