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Definition of Sleeping pill

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

Definition of Sleeping pill

1. Noun. (pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet having a soporific effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Sleeping pill

1. Sedative medications used to promote sleep. The benzodiazepines and barbiturates are commonly used. Examples include: diazepam, flurazepam, triazolam, chlordiazepoxide, secobarbital, amobarbital, talbutal and pentobarbital. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Sleeping pill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Getting Off the Hook: Treatment of Drug Addiction and Social Disorders by Jurriaan Plesman (1986)
"Thus if we lack certain proteins in our diet, we won't have the tryptophan to produce serotonin, our natural tranquilizer and sleeping pill! ..."

2. Eastern Standard Tribe by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"I knew that arriving at the intake in a calm frame of mind would make the difference between a chemical straitjacket and a sleeping pill. ..."

3. On Pain Suffering: Reminiscences, Musings and Reflections by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"Next day he discovers that he mistakenly swallowed a vitamin C instead of the sleeping pill, which was lying right beside it in the right pillbox ..."

4. On Pain Suffering: Reminiscences, Musings and Reflections by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"Next day he discovers that he mistakenly swallowed a vitamin C instead of the sleeping pill, which was lying right beside it in the right pillbox ..."

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