Barbiturates originated from where?

Question

Barbiturates originated from where?

Answer 1

Historically, from Germany.

Chemically, from barbituric acid.

Professionally, from chemists.

Economically, from pharmacies.

Answer 2

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wikipedia barbiturates

and found this in 0.26 seconds:

History

Barbituric acid was first synthesised on December 5, 1864, by German researcher Adolf von Baeyer. This was done by condensing urea (an animal waste product) with diethyl malonate (an ester derived from the acid of apples). There are several stories about how the substance got its name. The most likely story is that von Baeyer and his colleagues went to celebrate their discovery in a tavern where the town's artillery garrison were also celebrating the day of Saint Barbara — the patron saint of artillerists. An artillery officer is said to have christened the new substance by amalgamating Barbara with urea.[1]

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Urea comes from urine, which is what comes out when you pee.