Luminal

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A long-acting barbiturate drug, phenobarbitone, used as a sedative and in the treatment of epilepsy.

“The patient had been prescribed luminal to control her seizures.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

lu·mi·nal

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Synonyms

phenobarbitalphenobarbitone

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in AL which is common in drug names and contains LUMIN as the recognisable root

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Scrabble

Scores around 9 points with modest value but the AL ending allows simple extension

Words Related to Luminal

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “luminal” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

laminal

Words you can make from Luminal

Shorter words formed from the letters in “luminal”.

allium alumni lumina aumil inula lamin lanum liman linum luian maill maniu manul miaul milan milla mulla munia niall uinal ulmin unami ainu alin

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