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narcotic — NARCÓTIC, Ă, narcotici, ce, adj., s.n. 1. adj., s.n. (Substanţă, medicament) care provoacă narcoza. 2. adj. (Rar; despre stări fizice) Provocat de un narcotic (1). – Din fr. narcotique, germ. narkotisch. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX… … Dicționar Român
narcotic — I adjective anesthetic, anodyne, anodynous, assuaging, assuasive, calmant, calmative, deadening, depressant, dulling, hypnotic, mitigating, narcotical, opiate, painkilling, palliative, paregoric, sedative, slumberous, somniferous, somnific,… … Law dictionary
Narcotic — Nar*cot ic (n[aum]r*k[o^]t [i^]k), a. [F. narcotique, Gr. narkwtiko s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.) Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. [1913 Webster] {Nar*cot ic*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narcotic — [adj] dulling, painkilling analgesic, anesthetic, calming, deadening, hypnotic, numbing, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, somnorific, soporiferous, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive, stupefying; concept 537 narcotic [n]… … New thesaurus
narcotic — [när kät′ik] n. [ME narcotyke < OFr narcotique, orig. adj. < ML narcoticus < Gr narkoun, to benumb < narkē, numbness, stupor < IE * nerk < base * (s)ner , to twist, entwine > SNARE, NARROW] 1. a drug, as opium or any of its… … English World dictionary
Narcotic — Nar*cot ic (n[aum]r*k[o^]t [i^]k), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
narcotic — *anodyne, opiate, nepenthe … New Dictionary of Synonyms
narcotic — ► NOUN 1) an addictive drug, especially an illegal one, affecting mood or behaviour. 2) Medicine a drug which induces drowsiness, stupor, or insensibility and relieves pain. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to narcotics … English terms dictionary
Narcotic — This article is about the drug classification. For the scuba diving reference, see Nitrogen narcosis. For the sedative agent, see Sedative. For pain control medications of both narcotic and non narcotic varieties, see Analgesic. For the album by… … Wikipedia
narcotic — narcotically, adv. /nahr kot ik/, n. 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… … Universalium
narcotic — 1. Originally, any drug derived from opium or opium like compounds with potent analgesic effects associated with both significant alteration of mood and behavior and potential for dependence and tolerance. 2. More recently, an … Medical dictionary
