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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somnolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
som-nolyt-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That prevents sleep

noun

Any agent that has this effect

Etymology

From somno- + -lytic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more somnolytic (comparative) most somnolytic (superlative) somnolytics (plural)

Questions

What does somnolytic mean?
That prevents sleep
Where does somnolytic come from?
From somno- + -lytic.

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