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SOPORIFIC
narcotic, soporiferous, soporific
(adjective) inducing mental lethargy; “a narcotic speech”
soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic
(adjective) sleep inducing
soporific, hypnotic
(noun) a drug that induces sleep
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
soporific (plural soporifics)
(pharmaceutical drug) Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.
(figuratively) Something boring or dull.
Synonyms
• See also soporific
Adjective
soporific (comparative more soporific, superlative most soporific)
(pharmaceutical effect) Tending to induce sleep.
(figuratively) Boring, dull.
Synonyms
• See also soporific
Source: Wiktionary
Sop`o*rif"ic, a. Etym: [L. sopor a heavy sleep (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See Somnolent, Fact.]
Definition: Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.
Syn.
– Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne.
Sop`o*rif"ic, n.
Definition: A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality of inducing sleep; a narcotic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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