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单词 somnifacient
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somnifacient

[ som-nuh-fey-shuhnt ]
/ ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt /
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adjective

causing or inducing sleep.

noun

a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep.

Origin of somnifacient

1885–90; <Latin somn(us) “sleep” + -i- -i- + -facient

Words nearby somnifacient

sommelier, Sommerfeld, somnambulate, somnambulism, somni-, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somniloquy, somnipathy, somnocinematography
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Example sentences from the Web for somnifacient

  • The consciousness of having relieved the necessities of others is probably the best appetizer and somnifacient that we have.

    Religion And Health|James J. Walsh

Medical definitions for somnifacient

somnifacient
[ sŏm′nə-fāshənt ]

adj.

Tending to produce sleep; soporific.

Other words from somnifacient

som′ni•facient n.
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