What is any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic called?
hypnotic — Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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