#2 The New Word For Today Is...
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
December 2, 2017 1:20pm CST
Do you sleep well every night? Or do you have a problem falling asleep or going back to sleep if you wake up?
Generally speaking, I sleep very well at night. The only times that I sometimes DON’T sleep well is if it’s storming or if I have to get up early in the morning and I have to set the alarm. Then, I can’t fall asleep because I worry that the alarm won’t go off. The power might go off during the night and mess up the clock.
Oh well, so what is my word for today? I found it, reading about a medication for a friend of mine who has been complaining about not being able to sleep at night.
Did you know that most of us are lacking magnesium in our diet, so there is a SPRAY, of all things, that you can spray on your body, that contains magnesium, that will help you to sleep. I was reading about this spray and came across this word in the following sentence.
The word is SOPORIFIC. It means: “causing sleep.”
The sentence said: “This soporific medication should help you sleep through the night.”
Now, I’m not recommending this spray to anyone. I know very little about it, except that it CAN cause diarrhea. That was one of the side effects.
I just wanted share this new word today.
Did you know it?
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
3 Dec 17
First time I've encountered the word soporific. Thanks for sharing.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
4 Dec 17
@IreneVincent it is good to learn new words everyday. When we cease learning, we cease living.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
4 Dec 17
@allen0187 That's exactly right! That's why I try to keep learning. I'm 75 years old and I'm still curious about many things. And I do a lot of research and reading. I watched a documentary this evening about Hawaii. I've been to Hawaii twice, but I learned a lot from this program.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
4 Dec 17
I thought that it was a very interesting word. I can add it to my vocabulary. Since I read a lot, I'm always coming across words that I'm not sure of the meaning. So, it's good to learn new words, I think.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Yes, it sounds strange, but when you think about it "milk of magnesia" is sometimes taken as a laxative.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
2 Dec 17
Thanks for sharing it. I had not heard of it before.
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec 17
Thank you for sharing. Nope another new on on me. Interesting.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Dec 17
I knew magnesium was some sort of mineral.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
4 Dec 17
Yes, it's one of those "trace" minerals that we need for good health and most of us are lacking in the different trace minerals.
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