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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BARBITON

Bar "bi *ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. .] (Mus. )

 

Defn: An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

barbitone

bar bi tone |ˈbärbiˌtōn ˈbɑrbətoʊn | noun British term for barbital. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid + -one .

 

Oxford Dictionary

barbitone

barbitone |ˈbɑːbɪtəʊn | noun [ mass noun ] a long-acting sedative and sleep-inducing drug of the barbiturate type. Chem. formula: C 6 H 12 O 3 N 2. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from barbituric acid + -one .

 

Duden Dictionary

Barbiton

Bar bi ton Substantiv, Neutrum , das Barbitos |B a rbiton |das Barbiton; Genitiv: des Barbitons, Plural: die Barbitons griechisch-lateinisch altgriechisches, der Lyra 1 ähnliches Musikinstrument