soporific /sop·o·rif·ic/ (sop″ŏ-rif´ik) (so″pŏ-rif´ik)
soporific
soporific [sop″o-rif´ik, so″po-rif´ik]
soporific (sop´
rif´ik),
1. producing deep sleep.
2. hypnotic (2).
sop·o·rif·ic (s p  -r f k, s p-)adj. 1. Inducing or tending to induce sleep. 2. Sleepy; drowsy. |
soporific
[sop′ərif′ik]
Etymology: L, sopor, deep sleep, facere, to make
1 adj, pertaining to a substance, condition, or procedure that causes sleep.
soporific [sop″o-rif´ik, so″po-rif´ik]
1. producing deep sleep.
2. hypnotic (def. 2).
soporific (sop´
rif´ik),n a sleep-producing drug.
soporific
1. producing deep sleep.
2. an agent that induces sleep.
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