Term: barbiturate: organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: mince: food chopped into small bits
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: belfry: a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: beltway: a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: beetroot: beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: cocktail lounge: a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: bossism: domination of a political organization by a party boss
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: mod con: modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: double bind: (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: volt: a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it
Broader: sedative-hypnotic: a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep | Unrelated: infelicity: inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)