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narcotic (noun)

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  • narcotic — ► NOUN 1) an addictive drug, especially an illegal one, affecting mood or behaviour. 2) Medicine a drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility and relieves pain. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to narcotics …   English terms dictionary

  • narcotic — I adjective anesthetic, anodyne, anodynous, assuaging, assuasive, calmant, calmative, deadening, depressant, dulling, hypnotic, mitigating, narcotical, opiate, painkilling, palliative, paregoric, sedative, slumberous, somniferous, somnific,… …   Law dictionary

  • narcotic — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mild, powerful ▪ addictive ▪ illegal, illicit (esp. AmE) VERB + NARCOTIC ▪ use …   Collocations dictionary

  • narcotic — noun an addictive drug, especially an illegal one, that affects mood or behaviour. ↘Medicine a drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility and relieves pain. adjective relating to narcotics. Derivatives narcotically adverb narcotism… …   English new terms dictionary

  • narcotic antagonist — noun an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration) • Hypernyms: ↑antagonist • Hyponyms: ↑nalorphine, ↑Nalline, ↑naloxone, ↑Narcan, ↑naltrexone …   Useful english dictionary

  • narcotic — I UK [nɑː(r)ˈkɒtɪk] / US [nɑrˈkɑtɪk] noun [countable] Word forms narcotic : singular narcotic plural narcotics 1) a) [often plural] any illegal drug, especially one that is addictive (= that someone depends on) Both parents were addicted to… …   English dictionary

  • narcotic — nar|cot|ic1 [ nar katık ] noun count 1. ) a drug that people use when they are very sick in order to feel less pain and sleep better 2. ) often plural any illegal drug, especially one that is ADDICTIVE (=that someone depends on): Both parents… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • narcotic hallucinosis —    The term narcotic hallucinosis is indebted to the Greek noun narkosis, which means petrification or anaesthesia. It translates loosely as a hallucinatory state due to the use of narcotics . The term narcotic was formerly used to denote any… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • narcotic — {{11}}narcotic (adj.) c.1600, from M.Fr. narcotique (14c.) or Ger. narkotisch and directly from M.L. narcoticus, from Gk. narkotikos (see NARCOTIC (Cf. narcotic) (n.)). Related: Narcotical (1580s). {{12}}narcotic (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • narcotic — 1 noun 1 narcotics (plural) especially AmE illegal drugs that affect the mind in a harmful way: narcotics agent (=a police officer who deals with the problems of narcotics) 2 (C) a type of drug which makes you sleep and reduces pain 2 adjective 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • narcotic — I. noun Etymology: Middle English narkotik, from Middle French narcotique, from narcotique, adjective, from Medieval Latin narcoticus, from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun to benumb, from narkē numbness more at snare Date: 14th century 1. a. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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