hypnotic drug

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• sedative-hypnotic drug —       chemical substance used to reduce tension and anxiety and induce calm (sedative effect) or to induce sleep (hypnotic effect). Most such drugs exert a quieting or calming effect at low doses and a sleep inducing effect in larger doses.… …   Universalium

• sedative-hypnotic drug — noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep • Syn: ↑sedative hypnotic • Hypernyms: ↑sedative, ↑sedative drug, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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• Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …   Universalium

• Hypnotic — For the state of mind see Hypnosis. Hypnotic drugs induce sleepcite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic… …   Wikipedia

• drug use — Introduction       use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates ( opium, morphine, heroin), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin), barbiturates, cocaine, amphetamines,… …   Universalium

• Drug addiction — is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the decreased, slowed ability to respond to naturally… …   Wikipedia

• hypnotic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of, producing, or relating to hypnosis. 2) having a compelling or soporific effect. 3) (of a drug) sleep inducing. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep inducing drug. DERIVATIVES hypnotically adverb …   English terms dictionary

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• drug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. medicine, physic, elixir, preparation, prescription, remedy; narcotic, dope; white elephant, a drug on the market. v. narcotize, dope; medicate, dose; knock out, put to sleep. See insensibility,… …   English dictionary for students