† somnifericn.
Obsolete. rare.
A soporific.
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poppy seed1640
hypnotic1681
somniferic1694
soporific1699
soporative1770
1694 W. Salmon Pharmacopœia Bateana i. vii. 327/2 It is a most certain Somniferick and Sudorifick.
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