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Narcotic
Pronunciation : Nar*cot"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. narcotique, Gr. na`rkh numbness, torpor.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic. -- Nar*cot"ic*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Nar*cot"ic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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 sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. Chaucer.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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