somnifacient

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin somnus (“sleep”) + facio (“I make”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɑm.nə.ˈfeɪ.ʃənt/

Adjective[edit]

somnifacient

  1. Inducing or causing sleep.

Noun[edit]

somnifacient (plural somnifacients)

  1. Any pharmaceutical product that causes sleep.
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