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narcotic |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\, a. [F. narcotique Gr ??????????, fr ??????? to benumb, na`rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. -- {Nar*cot"ic*ness}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\, n. (Med.) A drug which in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: narcotic adj 1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor" 2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: {narcotizing}] 3: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: {soporiferous}, {soporific}] n : a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
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