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somniferous
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somniferous /som·nif·er·ous/ (som-nif´er-us) hypnotic (1).
som·nif·er·ous (sm-nfr-s)
adj.
Inducing sleep; soporific.

hypnotic [hip-not´ik]
1. causing sleep; called also somniferous.
2. an agent that causes sleep; called also somnifacient.
3. pertaining to or of the nature of hypnosis or hypnotism.

somniferous (somnif´rus),
adj inducing or causing sleep.

somniferous
producing sleep.


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