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Somniferous vs Depressant - What's the difference?

somniferous | depressant |

As adjectives the difference between somniferous and depressant

is that somniferous is causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones while depressant is acting as a depressant.

As a noun depressant is

(pharmacology) a pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

somniferous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.

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    depressant

    English

    (wikipedia depressant)

    Noun

  • (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
    • Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant .
  • (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting as a depressant.