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Soporiferous

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soporificnoun(pharmacology) Tending to induce sleep.
uninterestingArousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
narcoticnoun(pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
somniferous(pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
somnificCausing sleep; somniferous.
depressantnoun(pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

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somnificCausing sleep; somniferous.
soporific(pharmacology) Tending to induce sleep.
somniferous(pharmacology) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
uninterestingArousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
depressant(pharmacology) Reducing functional or nervous activity.
narcoticOf, or relating to narcotics.
soporifical(archaic) soporific, sleep-inducing
soporificknounObsolete form of soporific. [(pharmacology) Tending to induce sleep.]
soporoseAlternative form of soporous. [(archaic) Causing sleep; sleepy.]
somniloquentSynonym of somniloquous (“talking while asleep”).
syllepticalsylleptic
hypnopompicnounRelating to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake.
presyncopal(medicine) Of, relating to, or exhibiting features of presyncope.
orthopnœicObsolete form of orthopneic. [Of or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.]
syncopated(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
dyspnœalObsolete spelling of dyspneal (Obsolete form of dyspnoeal). [Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnea; in connexion with dyspnea.]
hypnopædicRare spelling of hypnopaedic. [Of or pertaining to hypnopaedia.]
dyspnœicObsolete spelling of dyspneic. [Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.]
polypnoeicAlternative form of polypneic. [Relating to polypnea.]
hypnopedicAlternative spelling of hypnopaedic. [Of or pertaining to hypnopaedia.]

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