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hypnagogic

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hyp·na·gog·ic also hyp·no·gog·ic  (hpn-gjk, -gjk)
adj.
1. Inducing sleep; soporific.
2. Of, relating to, or occurring in the state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep: hypnagogic hallucinations.
[French hypnagogique : Greek hupnos, sleep; see hypno- + Greek aggos, leading (from agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
hypnagogic, hypnogogic [ˌhɪpnəˈgɒdʒɪk]
adj
(Psychology) Psychol of or relating to the state just before one is fully asleep See also hypnagogic image, hypnopompic
[from French hypnagogique; see hypno-, -agogic]
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Adj.1.hypnagogic - sleep inducing
hypnogogic, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous, soporific
depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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