Associations to the word «Veronal»

Wiktionary

VERONAL, noun. A barbiturate, diethylmalonyl urea or diethylbarbituric acid; barbitol, used formerly to induce sleep.

Dictionary definition

VERONAL, noun. A barbiturate used as a hypnotic.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley