hypnogenic

hypnogenic
hyp·no·gen·ic -'jen-ik adj producing or concerned with the production of sleep or a hypnotic state <a \hypnogenic site in the brain>

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hyp·no·gen·ic (hip″no-jenґik) hypnotic (def. 1).

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