narcotic | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. narcotic | a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction. |
| ~ drug | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic. |
| ~ hard drug | a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction. |
| ~ demerol, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride | a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain. |
| ~ dolophine hydrochloride, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin, fixer | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction. |
| ~ opiate | a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative. |
| ~ opium | an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy. |
| ~ recreational drug | a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive. |
| ~ soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction. |
| ~ connection | a supplier (especially of narcotics). |
| ~ space cadet | someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug). |
| ~ addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency | being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs). |
| ~ drug addiction, white plague | an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug). |
adj. (pertain) | 2. narcotic | of or relating to or designating narcotics.; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor" |
adj. | 3. narcotic, narcotising, narcotizing | inducing stupor or narcosis.; "narcotic drugs" |
| ~ depressant | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent. |
adj. | 4. narcotic, soporiferous, soporific | inducing mental lethargy.; "a narcotic speech" |
| ~ uninteresting | arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement.; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
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