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Somniferous vs Narcotic - What's the difference?

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Somniferous is a related term of narcotic.


As adjectives the difference between somniferous and narcotic

is that somniferous is causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones while narcotic is of, or relating to narcotics.

As a noun narcotic is

any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.

somniferous

English

Adjective

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

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    narcotic

    English

    (wikipedia narcotic)

    Alternative forms

    * narcotick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
  • Any type of numbing drug.
  • Certain illegal drugs.

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    * narco- * narcosis * narcoterrorism * narcotize * nonnarcotic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to narcotics.
  • Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

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