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Meaning of somnos | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A hypnotic and sedative drug containing chloral hydrate.

obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Français somnos

Examples

“The subcommittee's report to the Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry shows that the action of somnos is practically identical with that of a 5 per cent elixir of hydrated chloral.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Somnus Somo Somoge Somogy Somogyi Somogyi effect

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