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adjective
1.
stupefying; producing stupor.
noun
2.
a drug or agent that produces stupor.
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Stupefacient
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Origin:
1660–70; < Latin stupefacient- (stem of stupefaciēns) present participle of stupefacere to benumb; see stupefy, -facient
1660–70; < Latin stupefacient- (stem of stupefaciēns) present participle of stupefacere to benumb; see stupefy, -facient
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