Hypnogenic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypnogenic \Hyp`no*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sleep + root of ? to be
     born.] (Physiol.)
     Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the
     so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is
     said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. --De Watteville.
     [1913 Webster]