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hypnotics

noun as in opium

noun as in sleeping pill

noun as in opiate

noun as in anesthetic/anaesthetic

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Example Sentences

If physicians were made accountable, they would use narcotics, hypnotics, and cocaine only when absolutely necessary.

Hypnotics are medicines that relieve pain by procuring sleep, such as hops, &c.

There were also the same evidences of nausea that are so frequently seen after toxic doses of the various hypnotics of this group.

Then he'd drugged himself with a combination of opiates and hypnotics that should have knocked out a horse.

If, however, we are absolutely driven to employ hypnotics, we must commence with the very mildest.

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On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hypnotics, such as: anesthetic/anaesthetic, dope, hard drug, heroin, merchandise, and opiate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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