Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [F. narcotique,
Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness,
torpor.] (Med.)
Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]k), 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.
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Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
narcotic
adj 1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic
addicts"; "narcotic stupor"
2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: narcotizing,
narcotising]
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
WordNet (r) 2.0
106 Moby Thesaurus words for "narcotic":
Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Lethean, Luminal,
Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal,
Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium,
analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate,
barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil,
blue heaven, blue velvet, calmant, calmative, chloral hydrate,
codeine, codeine cough syrup, deadening, depressant, depressor,
dolly, dope, downer, drug, dulling, goofball, hard stuff, heroin,
hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drop, knockout drops,
laudanum, liquor, lotus, meperidine, methadone, nepenthe, numbing,
opiate, opium, pacifier, pain killer, pain-killer, paregoric,
pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart,
quietener, quietening, rainbow, red, scag, secobarbital sodium,
sedative, shit, sleep-causing, sleep-compelling, sleep-inducer,
sleep-inducing, sleep-inviting, sleep-provoking, sleeper,
sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental,
somnifacient, somniferous, somnolent, soother, soothing,
soothing syrup, soporific, stunning, stupefactive, stupefying,
stuporific, tar, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, turps, white stuff,
yellow, yellow jacket
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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