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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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME narcotik(e) (n.) < ML narcōticum < Gk narkōtikón, n. use of neut. of narkōtikós benumbing, equiv. to narkō- (var. s. of narkoûn to benumb; see narco- ) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
nar⋅cot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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nar·cot·ic   (när-kŏt'ĭk)   
n.  
  1. An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
  2. A soothing, numbing agent or thing: "There was the blessed narcotic of bridge, at the Colony or at the home of friends" (Louis Auchincloss).
adj.  
  1. Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.
  2. Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.
  3. Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.

[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   (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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