How Do You Spell AGRYPNOTIC?

Pronunciation: [ˌaɡɹɪpnˈɒtɪk] (IPA)

Agrypnotic is a medical term used to describe a drug that prevents or alleviates insomnia. The word is spelled with a combination of both Greek and Latin roots, which are pronounced as /əˈɡrɪpnɒtɪk/. The first syllable "agryp-" is rooted in the Greek word "agrypnia" meaning sleeplessness, while the second part "-notic" is from the Latin word "notare" meaning to mark. The word conveys the meaning of a drug that can mark the end of sleeplessness. Agrypnotics help people to sleep better and improve their overall well-being.

AGRYPNOTIC Meaning and Definition

  1. Sleepless; marked by, or suffering from, insomnia.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for AGRYPNOTIC

  • zgrypnotic
  • sgrypnotic
  • wgrypnotic
  • qgrypnotic
  • afrypnotic
  • avrypnotic
  • abrypnotic
  • ahrypnotic
  • ayrypnotic
  • atrypnotic
  • ageypnotic
  • agdypnotic
  • agfypnotic
  • agtypnotic
  • ag5ypnotic
  • ag4ypnotic
  • agrtpnotic
  • agrgpnotic
  • agrhpnotic

Etymology of AGRYPNOTIC

The word agrypnotic is a compound word derived from Greek roots. The first part, a- is a negative prefix in Greek, indicating not or without. The second part, grypnos, comes from the Greek word grupnos, meaning sleep. The suffix -tic is used to form adjectives from nouns. Therefore, agrypnotic literally translates to without sleep or not producing sleep.

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