somniferous
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som·nif·er·ous
(sŏm-nĭf′ər-əs) also som·nif·ic (-nĭf′ĭk)adj.
Inducing sleep; soporific.
som·nif′er·ous·ly adv.
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somniferous
(sɒmˈnɪfərəs) orsomnific
adj
(Medicine) rare tending to induce sleep
[C17: from Latin somnifer (from somnus sleep + ferre to do) + -ous]
somˈniferously adv
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Adj. | 1. | somniferous - sleep inducing depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
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somniferous
adjectiveInducing sleep or sedation:
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som·nif·er·ous
a. somnífero-a, agente que induce el sueño.
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