HYPNAGOGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypnagogue mean? 

• HYPNAGOGUE (noun)
  The noun HYPNAGOGUE has 1 sense:

1. an agent that induces drowsiness or sleep

  Familiarity information: HYPNAGOGUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPNAGOGUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An agent that induces drowsiness or sleep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hypnagogue" is a kind of...):

agent (a substance that exerts some force or effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypnagogue"):

hypnotic; soporific (a drug that induces sleep)