Meanings
plural Placidyls
- countableuncountablemedicineTrade name of ethchlorvynol, a sedative.
His horror of insomnia, compounded with a family history of compulsive worrying, caused him to down three or four Placidyls, Seconals, Quaaludes, or Tuinals almost every night—and often it was a combination of all four.
1985, Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon, Elvis and Me, Putnam, →ISBN, page 151
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl)
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Origin
Marketing name, apparently from placid + -yl.
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Placidyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Placidyl
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