sedative-hypnotic

Questions about sedative-hypnotic

What does sedative-hypnotic mean?

sedative-hypnotic means "a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep".

How many syllables are in sedative-hypnotic?

sedative-hypnotic has 7 syllables: se-da-ti-ve--hyp-no-tic. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for sedative-hypnotic?

Close synonyms include sedative-hypnotic drug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sedative-hypnotic a common word?

sedative-hypnotic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.