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SLEEPING TABLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sleeping tablet mean?
• SLEEPING TABLET (noun)
The noun SLEEPING TABLET has 1 sense:
1. a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule)
Familiarity information: SLEEPING TABLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 tablet" is a kind of...):
lozenge; pill; tab; tablet (a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)
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