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somnifacient
som·ni·fa·cient S0559100 (sŏm′nə-fā′shənt)adj. Tending to produce sleep; hypnotic. som′ni·fa′cient n.somnifacient (ˌsɒmnɪˈfeɪʃənt) medn (Medicine) a sleep-induceradj (Medicine) inducing sleepsom•ni•fa•cient (ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt) adj. 1. causing or inducing sleep. n. 2. a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep. [1885–90; < Latin somn(us) sleep + -i- -i- + -facient] ThesaurussomnifacientadjectiveInducing sleep or sedation:hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific.nounSomething that induces sleep or sedation:hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, soporific.EncyclopediaSeesoporificsomnifacient
somnifacient [som″nĭ-fa´shent] 1. hypnotic (def. 1).2. hypnotic (def. 2).so·po·rif·ic (sō'pō-rif'ik), 1. Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous2. Synonym(s): hypnotic (2) [L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make] somnifacient (sŏm′nə-fā′shənt)adj. Tending to produce sleep; hypnotic. som′ni·fa′cient n.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]sop·o·rif·ic (sop'ŏr-if'ik) Causing sleep. Synonym(s): somnifacient, somniferous. [L. sopor, deep sleep, + facio, to make]somnifacient
Synonyms for somnifacientadj inducing sleep or sedationSynonyms- hypnotic
- narcotic
- opiate
- sedative
- sleepy
- slumberous
- somniferous
- somnific
- somnolent
- soporific
noun something that induces sleep or sedationSynonyms- hypnotic
- narcotic
- opiate
- sedative
- soporific
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