Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
hypnogenous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Producing
hypnotic sleep .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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It is also stated, and the present writer has seen no effective denial, that hypnotism may be produced by pressing with the fingers upon certain points in the body, known as hypnogenic spots.
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The object had not of course been to hurt Xingyu Baibing but to keep him sequestered in the temple and subjected to intensive brainwashing, probably under the influence of a hypnogenic drug from Dr Chen's little black bag.
Quiller Bamboo Hall, Adam 1991
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Certain French operators maintain that hypnotism may be produced by pressure on certain hypnogenic points or regions of the body.
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