adj.
Tending to produce sleep; hypnotic.
somnifacient som'ni·fa'cient n.
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adjective
- Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
noun
- Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, soporific. See awareness/unawareness.
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(som′nifā′shənt)
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1. causing sleep; hypnotic. n 2. a medicine that induces sleep.
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Causing sleep.
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