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nar⋅cot⋅ic
[nahr-kot-ik] 
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–noun
| 1. | any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep. |
| 2. | anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence: Television is a narcotic for many people. |
–adjective
| 3. | of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug. |
| 4. | pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to narcotics or their use. |
| 6. | used by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts. |
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| nar·cot·ic (när-kŏt'ĭk) n.
[Middle English narcotik, from Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Greek narkōtikon, from neuter of narkōtikos, numbing, from narkōsis, a numbing; see narcosis.] nar·cot'i·cal·ly adv. |
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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.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.
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Language Translation for : narcotic
Spanish:
narcótico, estupefaciente,
German:
das Narkotikum,
Japanese:
麻酔薬 (の)
narcotic (n.)
c.1385, from O.Fr. adj. narcotique (1314), from M.L. narcoticum, from Gk. narkotikon, neut. of narkotikos "making stiff or numb," from narkotos, verbal adj. of narcoun "to benumb, make unconscious," from narke "numbness, stupor, cramp," perhaps from PIE base *(s)nerq- "to turn, twist." Sense of "any illegal drug" first recorded 1926, Amer.Eng. The adj. is first attested 1601.
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Main Entry: 1nar·cot·ic
Pronunciation: när-'kät-ik
Function: noun
1 : a drug (as opium) that in moderate dosesdulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions
2 : a drug (as marijuana or LSD) subject to restrictionsimilar to that of addictive narcotics whether in fact physiologically addictive and narcotic or not
Main Entry: 2narcotic
Function: adjective
1 : having the properties of or yielding a narcotic
2 : of, induced by, or concernedwith narcotics
3 : of, involving, or intended for narcotic addicts
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narcotic nar·cot·ic (när-kŏt'ĭk)
n.
A drug derived from opium or opiumlike compounds, with potent analgesic effects associated with significant alteration of mood and behavior, and with the potential for dependence and tolerance following repeated administration. adj.
Capable of inducing a state of stuporous analgesia.
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| narcotic (när-kŏt'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
Any of a group of highly addictive analgesic drugs derived from opium or opiumlike compounds. Narcotics can cause drowsiness and significant alterations of mood and behavior. |
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