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SLEEPING CAPSULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sleeping capsule mean? 

SLEEPING CAPSULE (noun)
  The noun SLEEPING CAPSULE has 1 sense:

1. a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)play

  Familiarity information: SLEEPING CAPSULE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SLEEPING CAPSULE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sleeping capsule; sleeping draught; sleeping pill; sleeping tablet

Hypernyms ("sleeping capsule" is a kind of...):

lozenge; pill; tab; tablet (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)

hypnotic; soporific (a drug that induces sleep)


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