Narcotic

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A drug, such as morphine or heroin, that is derived from opium or an opiumlike compound, relieves pain, often induces sleep, can alter consciousness, and is potentially addictive.
  • noun. A controlled substance.
  • noun. A soothing, numbing agent or thing.
  • adjective. Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.
  • adjective. Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the power to produce stupor.
  • Consisting in or characterized by stupor: as, narcotic effects.
  • noun. A substance which directly induces sleep, allaying sensibility and blunting the senses, and which, in large quantities, produces narcotism or complete insensibility.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
  • noun. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
  • noun. Any type of numbing drug.
  • noun. Certain illegal drugs.
  • adjective. Of, or relating to narcotics.
  • adjective. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. inducing mental lethargy
  • adjective. of or relating to or designating narcotics
  • adjective. inducing stupor or narcosis
  • noun. 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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