A drink, potion, or drug bringing, or supposed to bring, forgetfulness of trouble or grief; = nepenthes, n. 1. Now archaic.

A drink, potion, or drug that brings, or is reputed to bring, forgetfulness of trouble or grief, or that has anaesthetic properties. Cf. nepenthe, n.…

familiarly for bromide of potassium (KBr).

Chemistry. Combining form of bromine, n., as in ˌbromaˈcetic acid n. a compound of bromine and acetic acid (C2H3BrO2), forming salts called broˈmace…

A barbiturate compound used (esp. formerly) in the treatment of sleep disorders and pain; = allobarbital, n. Also more fully Dial-Ciba…

(A dose of) one of the proprietary sedatives containing a bromide mixture; a bromo-seltzer. Also bromo-tablet.

Trade-name of a white crystalline powder used as a sedative.

A proprietary term for N-(2-isopropylpent-4-enoyl)urea, C9H16N2O2, a white crystalline solid employed as a sedative and hypnotic.

A proprietary name for: the drug promethazine.

A drug of the phenothiazine class, used as an antihistamine, anti-emetic, and sedative.

A white or cream-coloured compound of bitter taste, C17H19ClN2S, used chiefly as a sedative and anti-emetic.

A trade name for the drug chlorpromazine.

An antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class, used also as an anti-emetic.

A henothiazine derivative that is used for its sedative and antihistaminic properties (usually in the form of the tartrate)…

A hypnotic and sedative containing methaqualone and diphenhydramine hydrochloride; a tablet of this. Cf. mandy, n.

A tablet of the drug Mandrax. Usually in plural.