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somnifacient (adjective) (no comparatives)
A reference to a medical drug that can make it possible for a person to sleep: Marilyn could not doze off at night so her doctor prescribed a somnifacient that made it possible for her to finally get some rest when she went to bed.
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somnifacient (s) (noun), somnifacients (pl)
A pharmaceutical agent or drug that causes a person to sleep.