somniferous

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.

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so·po·rif·ic

(sō'pō-rif'ik),

1. Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous

2. Synonym(s): hypnotic (2)

[L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]

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somniferous

(sŏm-nĭf′ər-əs) also

somnific

(-nĭf′ĭk)

adj.

Inducing sleep; soporific.

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som·nif′er·ous·ly adv.

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sop·o·rif·ic

(sop'ŏr-if'ik)

1. Causing sleep.
Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous.

2. An agent that produces sleep.

[L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]

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sop·o·rif·ic

(sop'ŏr-if'ik)

Causing sleep.
Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous.

[L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]

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