Stupefacient

  • 11stupefacient — stu·pe·fa·cient …

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  • 12stupefacient — /stjupəˈfeɪʃənt/ (say styoohpuh fayshuhnt) adjective 1. stupefying; producing stupor. –noun 2. a drug or agent that produces stupor. {Latin stupefaciens, present participle, stupefying} …

  • 13stupefacient —   a. stupefying; n. narcotic.    ♦ stupefy, v.t. make stupid; daze …

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  • 14stupifacient — Stupefacient Stu pe*fa cient, a. [L. stupefaciens, p. pr. of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to make. Cf. {Stupefy}.] [Written also {stupifacient}.] Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. n. (Med.) Anything promoting… …

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  • 15narcotic — 1. noun addicted to narcotics Syn: soporific (drug), opiate, sleeping pill; painkiller, pain reliever, analgesic, anodyne, palliative, anesthetic; tranquilizer, sedative; informal downer, dope; Medicine stupefacient 2. adjective a narcotic… …

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  • 16narcotic — [adj] dulling, painkilling analgesic, anesthetic, calming, deadening, hypnotic, numbing, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, somnific, somnolent, somnorific, soporiferous, soporific, stupefacient, stupefactive, stupefying; concept 537 narcotic [n]… …

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  • 17Stupefaction — Stu pe*fac tion, n. [Cf. F. stup[ e]faction. See {Stupefacient}.] The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied. [Written also {stupifaction}.] [1913 Webster] Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction… …

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  • 18Stupefactive — Stu pe*fac tive, a. & n. [Cf. F. stup[ e]factif, LL. stupefactivus.] Same as {Stupefacient}. [Written also {stupifactive}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19Stupefied — Stupefy Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also… …

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  • 20Stupefy — Stu pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup[ e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also {stupify},… …

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