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torporific

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tor⋅por⋅if⋅ic

  [tawr-puh-rif-ik]
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–adjective
causing torpor.
Origin:
1760–70; torpor + -i- + -fic
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tor·por   (tôr'pər)   
n.  

  1. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.

  2. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.

  3. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.


[Latin, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster-1 in Indo-European roots.]
tor'po·rif'ic (-pə-rĭf'ĭk) adj.
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