tuinal means A depressant sedative drug comprising two barbituates (secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium) in equal quantities, formerly widely used as a recreational drug. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Proprietary name.
noun
- A depressant sedative drug comprising two barbituates (secobarbital sodium and amobarbital sodium) in equal quantities, formerly widely used as a recreational drug.“In the cold winter nights, the old town it was chill / But there were boys in the cafes who'd give you cheap pills / If you didn't have the money, you'd cajole or you'd beg / There was always lots of tuinal on the old main drag.”