somnifacient

  • 1somnifacient — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2somnifacient — SYN: soporific (1). [L. somnus, sleep, + facio, to make] * * * som·ni·fa·cient .säm nə fā shənt adj inducing sleep: HYPNOTIC (1) <a somnifacient drug> somnifacient n a somnifacient agent (as a drug): HYPNOTIC (1) * * * som·ni·fa·cient… …

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  • 3somnifacient — I. |sämnə|fāshənt adjective Etymology: somni + facient : hypnotic 1 II. noun : hypnotic 1 * * * /som neuh fay sheuhnt/, adj. 1. causing or inducing sleep. n …

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  • 4somnifacient — adjective Etymology: Latin somnus sleep + English facient Date: circa 1890 hypnotic 1 • somnifacient noun …

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  • 5somnifacient — /som neuh fay sheuhnt/, adj. 1. causing or inducing sleep. n. 2. a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep. [1885 90; < L somn(us) sleep + i I + FACIENT] * * * …

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  • 6somnifacient — 1. adjective /ˌsɑm.nə.ˈfeɪ.ʃənt/ inducing or causing sleep 2. noun /ˌsɑm.nə.ˈfeɪ.ʃənt/ any pharmaceutical product that causes sleep …

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  • 7somnifacient — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. II noun Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic,&#8230; …

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  • 8somnifacient — adj. tending to induce sleep, causing sleep n. drug or other substance that induces sleep …

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  • 9somnifacient — som·ni·fa·cient …

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  • 10somnifacient — som•ni•fa•cient [[t]ˌsɒm nəˈfeɪ ʃənt[/t]] adj. 1) causing or inducing sleep 2) pha a drug or other agent that induces or tends to induce sleep • Etymology: 1885–90; &LT; L somn(us) sleep + i i + facient …

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