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HYPNOTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that induces sleep
Synonyms:
hypnotic; soporific
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hypnotic" is a kind of...):
drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
hypnagogue (an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypnotic"):
narcoleptic (a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep)
sleeping capsule; sleeping draught; sleeping pill; sleeping tablet (a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell
Example:
a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome
Synonyms:
hypnotic; mesmeric; mesmerizing; spellbinding
Classified under:
Similar:
attractive (pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm)
Derivation:
hypnosis (a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to hypnosis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hypnosis (a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion)
Context examples:
It also has hypnotic, anticonvulsant, and considerable sedative properties and has been proposed as a preanesthetic agent.
(Lorazepam, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The practitioner guides the patient into a semi-hypnotic state by verbally introducing positive and soothing images.
(Imagery Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
This time she wake with not much trouble, and then I try to put her to hypnotic sleep.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
A synthetic monohydrate of chloral with sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsive properties.
(Chloral Hydrate, NCI Thesaurus)
An imidazole derivative with short-acting sedative, hypnotic, and general anesthetic properties.
(Etomidate, NCI Thesaurus)
A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with an imidazole structure and with anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
(Midazolam, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic and sedative hypnotic properties.
(Oxazepam, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of a short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with an imidazole structure and anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
(Midazolam hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A member of the benzodiazepines and a long-acting depressor of the central nervous system (CNS) with sedative and hypnotic effects.
(Flurazepam, NCI Thesaurus)
A benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant properties.
(Clorazepate Dipotassium, NCI Thesaurus)
