somnolytic

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adjective

That prevents sleep

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Meanings

adjectivesomnolytic (comparative more somnolytic, superlative most somnolytic)

comparative more somnolytic · superlative most somnolytic

  1. That prevents sleep
nounsomnolytic (plural somnolytics)

plural somnolytics

  1. Any agent that has this effect

Origin

From somno- + -lytic.

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Cite this entry
APA

somnolytic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnolytic

MLA

“somnolytic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnolytic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somnolytic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somnolytic.

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