NARCOTIC

narcotic. Narcotic, a. stupifying, opiate, causing sleep, easing

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Nar‐cot″ic (–kŏt″ĭk), a. [[F. narcotique, Gr. ναρκωτικόσ, fr. ναρκου̑ν to benumb, νάρκη numbness, torpor.]] (Med.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. — Nar‐cot″ic‐ness, n.