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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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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

Main Entry: sub·nar·co·tic
Pronunciation: -när-'kät-ik
Function: adjective
: somewhat narcotic; especially : insufficient to produce deep sleep subnarcotic amounts>
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Medical Dictionary

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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