Narcotic



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• n. 催眠药; adj. 催眠的
• ［记］ narco ( 睡眠) +ic -> 催眠的
• ［同］ 同根词: narcotize ( 使昏迷) ; narcosis ( 睡眠状态)
• ［例］ The security guards found a suitcase full of narcotic drugs in the car.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English narkotik, from Middle French narcotique, from narcotique, adjective, from Medieval Latin narcoticus, from Greek narkōtikos, from narkoun to benumb, from narkē numbness — more at snare
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a drug (as opium or morphine) that in moderate doses dulls the senses, relieves pain, and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions
  • b. a drug (as marijuana or LSD) subject to restriction similar to that of addictive narcotics whether physiologically addictive and narcotic or not
• 2. something that soothes, relieves, or lulls

II. adjective

• Date: 1526
• 1.
  • a. having the properties of or yielding a narcotic
  • b. inducing mental lethargy
• 2. of, induced by, or concerned with narcotics
• 3. of, involving, or intended for narcotic addicts
• ? narcotically adverb

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