Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun yellow_jacket

2 senses of yellow jacket

Sense 1
pentobarbital sodium, pentobarbital, Nembutal, yellow jacket -- (a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic)
       => barbiturate -- (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)

Sense 2
yellow jacket, yellow hornet, Vespula maculifrons -- (small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground)
       => hornet -- (large stinging paper wasp)