Definitions for narcotics

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narcotics nar·cot·ic

Spelling: [nahr-kot-ik]

IPA: /nɑrˈkɒt ɪk/

Narcotics is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 617 anagrams from letters in narcotics (accinorst).

Definitions for narcotics

noun

1. any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, 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.
2. anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence:

adjective

1. of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug.
2. pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis.
3. of or relating to narcotics or their use.
4. used by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts.

Origin of narcotics

1350-1400; Middle English narcotik(e) (noun) Medieval Latin narcōticum Greek narkōtikón, noun use of neuter of narkōtikós benumbing, equivalent to narkō- (variant stem of narkoûn to benumb; s

Examples for narcotics

narcotic pain medications, used judiciously, can be an important tool in treating patients in legitimate need.

narcotic, anti-spasmodic, and irritant poison; one to two drachms.

Though I prescribe hardly any narcotic pain medications, most ADHD medications are also Schedule II.

It remains a Schedule I narcotic to this day, considered as dangerous and addictive by the federal government as heroin and MDMA.

Those lines are also great places to score Xanax and crack, both drugs that are not affected by narcotic antagonists.

They are all shown to have alcoholic beverages as their narcotic of choice.

narcotic, anodyne, and anti-spasmodic; ten to twenty grains.

At best they have been but a "consolation prize" or a narcotic.

I had been saved from being smothered by having taken an overdose of some narcotic.

Alcohol is not a stimulant, but is really a narcotic that is very depressing.