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Red devil   /rɛd dˈɛvəl/   Listen
Red devil

noun
1.
Barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions.  Synonyms: secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal.





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"Red devil" Quotes from Famous Books



... the Somerset slip, who was rather a stout man, and fled like a hare after the little red devil that was scorching fast in search of the ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 24, 1914 • Various
... that little flutter under her ribs and she drops from the tree like a ripe plum. I didn't care if Roger Mifflin and I were as odd a couple as old Dr. Johnson and his wife, I only knew one thing: that when I saw that little red devil again I was going to be all his—if he'd have me. That's why the old Moose Hotel in Bath is always sacred to me. That's where I learned that life still held something fresh for me—something better than baking champlain ...
— Parnassus on Wheels • Christopher Morley


Words linked to "Red devil" :   secobarbital sodium, barbiturate


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