nar|cot|ic

nar|cot|ic
nar|cot|ic «nahr KOT ihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a) any drug that produces dullness, drowsiness, sleep, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves. Opium and drugs made from it are powerful narcotics. Narcotics are used in medicine in controlled doses, but taken in excess cause systemic poisoning, delirium, paralysis, or even death. SYNONYM(S): opiate, anodyne. b) (as defined by U.S. narcotics laws) any drug that causes either physical or psychological addiction, such as marijuana, amphetamines, and LSD.
2. a person who has narcotism; drug addict.
3. Figurative. anything that numbs, soothes, or dulls: »

The sad, mechanic exercise Like dull narcotics, numbing pain (Tennyson).

–adj.
1. having the properties and effects of a narcotic; producing stupor or an insensible condition: »

a narcotic drug. Figurative. He…habitually fell asleep at that horrible council-board…while the other murderers had found their work less narcotic (John L. Motley).

2. of or having to do with narcotics or their use: »

a narcotic addict.

3. having to do with or intended for use in the treatment of drug addicts: »

a narcotic substitute.

╂[< Greek narkōtikós < narkoûn to benumb < nárkē numbness]
–nar|cot´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • nar|cot´i|cal|ly — nar|cot|ic «nahr KOT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) any drug that produces dullness, drowsiness, sleep, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves. Opium and drugs made from it are powerful narcotics. Narcotics are used… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nar·cot·ic — /nɑɚˈkɑːtık/ noun, pl ics [count] 1 : a drug (such as cocaine, heroin, or marijuana) that affects the brain and that is usually dangerous and illegal an addictive narcotic often plural He was arrested for selling narcotics …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|nar|cot|ic — «SUHB nahr KOT ihk», adjective. (of a drug) moderately narcotic …   Useful english dictionary

  • cot — cot·y·la; cot·y·lar; cot·y·le·don; cot·y·le·don·al; cot·y·le·don·ary; cot·y·lig·er·ous; cot·y·loid; cot·y·loph·o·ra; cot·y·loph·o·rous; cot·y·lo·saur; cot·y·lo·sau·ria; di·cot; di·cot·y·le·do·ne·ae; di·cot·y·le·do·nes; di·cot·y·les;… …   English syllables

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • narcotic — nar·cot·ic …   English syllables

  • narcotic — nar|cot|ic1 [ nar katık ] noun count 1. ) a drug that people use when they are very sick in order to feel less pain and sleep better 2. ) often plural any illegal drug, especially one that is ADDICTIVE (=that someone depends on): Both parents… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • narcotic — nar•cot•ic [[t]nɑrˈkɒt ɪk[/t]] n. 1) pha any of a class of habituating or addictive substances that blunt the senses and in increasing doses cause confusion, stupor, coma, and death: some are used in medicine to relieve intractable pain or induce …   From formal English to slang

  • narcoticism — nar·cot·i·cism när kät ə .siz əm n addiction to habit forming drugs …   Medical dictionary

  • narcotico-acrid — nar·cot·i·co ac·rid (nahr kot″ĭ ko akґrid) both narcotic and acrid …   Medical dictionary

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