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narcotic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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 sufficient quantity, causes death. The
best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with
atropine), and conium.
[1913 Webster]
Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
