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Definition of narcotic

a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech"
inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs"
of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"

Similar Words: soporiferous, soporific, narcotizing, narcotising

Hyponyms: hard drug, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, synthetic heroin, opiate, opium, recreational drug, soft drug

Derivational Morphology: narcotize, narcotise

Anagrams: traction, raincoat, C-ration, Croatian

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