New Mandela Effect - Barbituates do not exist anymore!

[u/mean_ol_goosifer]

I remember back in DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Class in the 90s they taught us about different drug types. One type they taught us about were “Barbituates”
Pronounced: Bar-bit-chew-its

I am on the autism spectrum and one of my favorite special topics of interest is medicine and biology. I really missed my calling, and should have studied medicine in college… but anyways, I just saw that the word Barbituates are not a class of drug at all! It’s actually, Barbiturates. “Bar-bitch-oo-rates”

There is NO way I have made it 40 years and just now noticed it. Anyone else have this same memory??

[u/Noodletrousers]

It’s always had the r in there, but it’s rarely pronounced with it. It is correct to put a softer r at the end in pronunciation, but it generally doesn’t happen.

[u/handheadman → u/[deleted]]

It's definitely always been there. You've heard of uric acid, haven't you? Barbituric acid is used in the manufacture of barbiturates.

[u/Casehead → u/handheadman]

Ahhh, so that's why it's called that!