English Explanatory Dictionary

somnifacient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Inducing or causing sleep.
noun
  1. Any pharmaceutical product that causes sleep.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɑm.nəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/

Word forms

somnifacient somnifacients

Etymology

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

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