History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
anaesthetic

a substance that removes the feeling of pain, consciousness etc

sleep-inducing or numbing drug

barbiturate

(a kind of) drug used to calm a person's nerves and to cause sleep

soothing agent, medicine

codeine

a kind of drug from opium, used to reduce strong pain

narcotic

drug

a substance used as a medicine

medication

hypnotic

of hypnosis

spellbinding, sleep-inducing

medicated

filled with a medicinal substance

drug

morphine

a drug made of opium, used for reducing severe pain

narcotic

narcotic

(of) a drug which produces sleep or reduces pain and is dangerous if taken in large quantities; (of) a person addicted to narcotics

dulling, painkilling

opium

a drug prepared from poppy seeds, used to relive pain and as a narcotic

narcotic

pharmaceutical

of, engaged in, medicines

drug

poppy

a kind of plant, with large, especially red, flowers

narcotic

soporific

(a substance, drink etc) producing sleep

sleepy; sleep-inducing

spinal

of the spine

sleep-inducer

tar

a black substance obtained from coal etc, used to preserve wood, make roads etc

narcotic

tranquillizer

a drug that produced a calm mental state

soothing agent, medicine

OPIATE as in Wiktionary
OPIATE as in Wikipedia