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narcotic
[nahr-kot-ik]
noun
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, marijuana, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant.
Airports need security solutions that can effectively detect concealed explosives and narcotics.
anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence.
Television is a narcotic for many people.
narcotic
/ ɑːˈɒɪ /
noun
any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and stupor. They are used medicinally to relieve pain but are sometimes also taken for their pleasant effects; prolonged use may cause addiction
anything that relieves pain or induces sleep, mental numbness, etc
any illegal drug
adjective
of, relating to, or designating narcotics
of or relating to narcotics addicts or users
of or relating to narcosis
narcotic
Any of a group of highly addictive analgesic drugs derived from opium or opiumlike compounds. Narcotics can cause drowsiness and significant alterations of mood and behavior.
Other 51Թ Forms
- narcotically adverb
- antinarcotic adjective
- antinarcotics adjective
- nonnarcotic adjective
- prenarcotic adjective
- pseudonarcotic adjective
- seminarcotic adjective
- subnarcotic adjective
- unnarcotic adjective
- Բˈdzپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of narcotic1
Example Sentences
Though “Pet Sounds” was the first Beach Boys recording not to go gold — at least not immediately, it was a virtual narcotic to critics and admirers.
In countries such as the UK and Belgium, ketamine is classified as a narcotic.
“This is not just about the passage of narcotics from Mexico to the United States,” Sheinbaum said Friday.
“I saw these cop cars going by and I was like 'Oh my God, they’re going to arrest me because I’m doing this illegal Schedule I narcotic,'” he said.
Details of the raids shine a light on the complexity of the networks international drug smuggling gangs use to get narcotics into Europe, a major market for South American-based cartels.
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