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PRONUNCIATION OF SOPORIFIC

soporific  [ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOPORIFIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Soporific can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SOPORIFIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

soporific

Hypnotic

Hypnotic or soporific drugs are a class of psychoactive drugs whose primary function is to induce sleep and to be used in the treatment of insomnia, or surgical anesthesia. This group is related to a very similar group of drugs called sedatives. Whereas the term sedative describes drugs that serve to calm or relieve anxiety, the term hypnotic generally describes drugs whose main purpose is to initiate, sustain, or lengthen sleep. Because these two functions frequently overlap, and because drugs in this class generally produce dose-dependent effects they are often referred to collectively as sedative-hypnotic drugs. Hypnotic drugs are regularly prescribed for insomnia and other sleep disorders, with over 95% of insomnia patients being prescribed hypnotics in some countries. Many hypnotic drugs are habit-forming and, due to a large number of factors known to disturb the human sleep pattern, a physician may instead recommend changes in the environment before and during sleep, better sleep hygiene, and the avoidance of caffeine or other stimulating substances before prescribing medication for sleep.

Definition of soporific in the English dictionary

The first definition of soporific in the dictionary is inducing sleep. Other definition of soporific is drowsy; sleepy. Soporific is also a drug or other agent that induces sleep.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOPORIFIC


calorific
ˌkæləˈrɪfɪk
colorific
ˌkʌləˈrɪfɪk
dolorific
ˌdɒləˈrɪfɪk
febrific
fɪˈbrɪfɪk
frigorific
ˌfrɪɡəˈrɪfɪk
honorific
ˌɒnəˈrɪfɪk
horrific
hɒˈrɪfɪk
logogriphic
ˌlɒɡəˈɡrɪfɪk
mirific
maɪˈrɪfɪk
pacific
pəˈsɪfɪk
petrific
pɛˈtrɪfɪk
saporific
ˌseɪpəˈrɪfɪk
scientific
ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk
sudorific
ˌsjuːdəˈrɪfɪk
superterrific
ˌsuːpərtəˈrɪfɪk
tenebrific
ˌtenɪˈbrɪfɪk
terrific
təˈrɪfɪk
torporific
ˌtɔːpəˈrɪfɪk
triffic
ˈtrɪfɪk
vaporific
ˌveɪpəˈrɪfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOPORIFIC

sophomore
sophomoric
sophomorical
Sophonias
Sophy
sopite
sopor
soporiferous
soporiferously
soporifically
soporose
sopped
soppier
soppiest
soppily
soppiness
sopping
sopping wet
soppy
sopra

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOPORIFIC

beatific
calcific
conspecific
geoscientific
Indo-Pacific
infraspecific
interspecific
intraspecific
magnific
monospecific
neuroscientific
nonspecific
prolific
pseudoscientific
South Pacific
stereospecific
the Pacific
transpacific
unscientific
unspecific

Synonyms and antonyms of soporific in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SOPORIFIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «soporific» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of soporific

Translation of «soporific» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOPORIFIC

Find out the translation of soporific to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soporific from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soporific» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

催眠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

soporífero
570 millions of speakers

English

soporific
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊंघता हुआ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

снотворное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soporífero
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমপাড়ানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soporifique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Soporific
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einschläfernd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

睡眠薬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최면제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Soporific
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuốc ngu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்கம் தூண்டுகிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उष्मामय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyutucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soporifero
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

usypiający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

снодійне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

soporific
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπνωτικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaapmiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sövande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

søvndyssende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soporific

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPORIFIC»

The term «soporific» is regularly used and occupies the 65.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPORIFIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soporific

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPORIFIC»

Discover the use of soporific in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soporific and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Soporific Sermons
James R. Shott. SOPORIFIC SERMONS SOPORIFIC SERMONS James R. Shott Copyright © 2003 by James 17106-SHOT-layout.pdf.
James R. Shott, 2003
2
Synthesis of Essential Drugs
–4–. Soporific. Agents. (Hypnotics. and. Sedative. Drugs). Insomnia is a symptom, and its proper treatment depends on finding the cause of sleeplessness and treating the underlying etiology. The most common type of insomnia is transient ...
Ruben Vardanyan, Victor Hruby, 2006
3
Phenomenological Psychology: The Dutch School
8 Among other things, yes; but among these other things we will also have to reckon with jazz which is least of all soporific. Klages opts for rhythm because it belongs to life whereas a sharp metre belongs to the realm of the mind. But one ...
J.J. Kockelmans, 1987
4
Soporific Murderers in Renlim County
“Soporific Murderers in Renlim County” is the instigation of the second series. The book picks up where “Serial Killer in Renlim County” ended. Detective Conrad Taylor has recovered from his injury.
Dianne L. Milner, 2012
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Principles of Statistics
(2) Is the second drug a soporific? (3) Is there any difference between the soporific effects of the two drugs? The null hypothesis in each case is that /x = 0. To answer the first question we consider the first t value, t = 1 -32. If the first drug is not a ...
M. G. Bulmer, 1979
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year-book of pharmacy comprising absracts of papers ...
Chim., 4th series, xvi., 137.) M. CI. Bernard has shown that considerable differences exist in the effect of the various principles of opium upon animals, and has demonstrated that only three (narceine, morphine, and codeine) are soporific , that ...
‎1873
7
Hormones, Brain and Behavior
SOPORIFIC EFFECTS OF MELATONIN In addition to phase-shifting effects, high doses of melatonin have soporific effects. About 30% of people will develop sleepiness as a side effect of melatonin administration. Sack and co-workers ...
Donald W. Pfaff, Arthur P. Arnold, Anne M. Etgen, 2002
8
Oxford Thesaurus of English
adjective 1 soothing music: relaxing, restful, quiet, calm, calming, reassuring, tranquil, peaceful, placid, reposeful, tranquillizing, soporific. 2 a soothing ointment: palliative, mild, calmative, alleviating; rare alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
9
Insomniac
First-century Roman writer Pliny the Elder, in Natural History, listed poppy, rose flowers and juice, valerian, saffron, iris, as soporific. Italian Renaissance writer Ficino advised a formula made of white poppy seeds, lettuce seeds, balsam, saffron ...
Gayle Greene, 2008
10
New York Magazine
PERKY. 'PENZANCE,'. SOPORIFIC. 'DREAM'. "...Pirates. spruces. up. Gilbert. and . Sullivan. and. lights. up. Broadway. In. BAM'. s. Midsummer. Nights. Dream,. all. has. gone. wrong..." . . . NEVER DUPLICATED! Even though some have been.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPORIFIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soporific is used in the context of the following news items.
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Formula One chiefs seek solutions at latest crisis meeting
With a soporific and poorly attended Spanish Grand Prix fresh in the mind – there is speculation that some markets suffered the worst television viewing figures ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
2
Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Royal Opera, Covent …
Fulljames seems wilfully to have extracted all venom and bile from the scenario, leaving the snarling beast toothless, docile and soporific. It doesn't help that ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
3
Soporific songs: what music makes you snooze?
... she has suggested Gurdjieff's Harmonium Improvisations is the “sonic equivalent of a rocking cradle with a dummy thrown in”. Got any tips for soporific music? «The Guardian, Jan 15»
4
Preller making noise in San Diego
It was obvious to everyone who watched San Diego's soporific offense last season that the team needed massive upgrades. The Padres ranked last in the ... «ESPN, Dec 14»
5
'Inherent Vice' is a two-and-a-half-hour endurance test
“Inherent Vice,” meandering even by Anderson's standards, is easily the worst of his movies, a soporific 2½-hour endurance test. It's a loopy mystery story set in ... «New York Post, Dec 14»
6
Cameron met with short-term soporific plan upon his G20 return
He is also invariably soporific. A man to whom one instinctively tunes out rather than tunes in. The prime minister looked up briefly when Brazier talked of ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
7
2071 review – a lecture poised between the alarming and soporific
This lecture was weirdly balanced between the alarming and the soporific. Its elegantly swirling black, white and scarlet computer graphics (designer Chloe ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
8
2071: Uplifting, depressing, soporific, and enthralling
The most powerful element of 2071, the new play/lecture being staged at the Royal Court in London, is the name - and please do not take that as a denigration ... «Business Green, Nov 14»
9
'The Theory of Everything' Review: The Soporific Method
Entertainment / Film / Reviews / 'The Theory of Everything' Review: The Soporific Method. 'The Theory of Everything' Review: The Soporific Method ... «Crave Online, Nov 14»
10
100 years ago: Soporific qualities of the giant puffball
The scent given off by this fungus, even when fresh, is rather overpowering, and when the spores are burnt they produce an odour with soporific qualities. «The Guardian, Jul 14»

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