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somnifacient

/ˌsɑm.nəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/

somnifacient adjective: inducing or causing sleep.

Adjective

somnifacient

  1. Inducing or causing sleep.

Noun

somnifacient (plural somnifacients)

  1. Any pharmaceutical product that causes sleep.

somnifacient meaning in Bengali

somnifacient in Bengali

ঘুম উদ্রেককারী, সৃষ্টিকারী

Forms of somnifacient

pluralsomnifacients

Origin of somnifacient

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

Questions about somnifacient

What does somnifacient mean?
Somnifacient means inducing or causing sleep.
What is somnifacient in Bengali?
Somnifacient in Bengali is ঘুম উদ্রেককারী, সৃষ্টিকারী. See Somnifacient meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is somnifacient?
Somnifacient can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce somnifacient?
Somnifacient is pronounced /ˌsɑm.nəˈfeɪ.ʃənt/.

Words near somnifacient in the dictionary

  1. somniates
  2. somniating
  3. somniative
  4. somniatory
  5. somniculous
  6. somnifacient
  7. somnifacients
  8. somniferosity
  9. somniferous
  10. somniferously
  11. somniferousness

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