different between hypnotic vs zolpidem

English

Alternative forms

• hypnotick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French hypnotique (“inclined to sleep, soporific”), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (hupn?tikós, “inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy”), from ???? (hupnô, “I put to sleep”), from ????? (húpnos, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?p?n?t?k/
• Rhymes: -?t?k

Adjective

hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)

1. Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
2. (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; soporific.

Synonyms

• captivating
• mesmeric

Derived terms

• hypnotically

Related terms

• hypnotize
• hypnotism
• hypnotist
• hypnosis

Translations

Noun

hypnotic (plural hypnotics)

1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
2. (pharmacology) A soporific substance.

Translations

Further reading

• hypnotic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hypnotic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Pythonic, Typhonic, phytonic, pythonic, typhonic

English

Etymology

Probably from (imida)zol(e) +? p(yr)id(ine) +? (ac)e(ta)m(ide).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?zo?l.p??d?m/

Noun

zolpidem (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia. It is marketed under the trademark Ambien, Stilnox.

Derived terms

• -pidem (“hynoptic/sedative”)
• zolpidem tartrate

References

• “zolpidem”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).