soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic
(adjective) sleep inducing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
somniferous (comparative more somniferous, superlative most somniferous)
(pharmaceutical effect) causing or inducing sleep, normally with harmful overtones.
• See also soporific
• See also invigorating
Source: Wiktionary
Som*nif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. somnifer; somnus sleep + ferre to bring.]
Definition: Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a somniferous potion. Walton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
