Stupefacient

  • 21Stupefying — 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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  • 22stupifaction — Stupefaction 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… …

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  • 23stupifactive — Stupefactive 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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  • 24stupify — 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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  • 25narcotic — I adjective anesthetic, anodyne, anodynous, assuaging, assuasive, calmant, calmative, deadening, depressant, dulling, hypnotic, mitigating, narcotical, opiate, painkilling, palliative, paregoric, sedative, slumberous, somniferous, somnific,… …

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  • 26drug — I noun alterant, analgesic, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, anodyne, antibiotic, chemical substance, curative preparation, medical preparation, medicament, medicamentum, medication, medicinal component, medicinal ingredient, narcotic preparation,… …

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  • 27stupefactive — stu·pe·fac·tive (stoo″pə fakґtiv) stupefacient (def. 1) …

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  • 28drug — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. medicine, physic, elixir, preparation, prescription, remedy; narcotic, dope; white elephant, a drug on the market. v. narcotize, dope; medicate, dose; knock out, put to sleep. See insensibility,… …

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  • 29narcotic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. soporific, anesthetic; opiate, anodyne; dope, drug; sedative, tranquilizer. adj. stupefying, narcotizing, tranquilizing. See insensibility, remedy, habit, drugs. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. opiate,… …

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  • 30narcotic — I. a. Stupefying, stupefactive. II. n. Stupefacient, anodyne, anaesthetic, opiate, sleeping draught, sedative …

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