narcotic

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
2. Any type of numbing or soothing drug.

Adj

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Sinónimos

drug

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opiate

dope

soporific

anaesthetic

anesthetic

sedative

psychoactive drug

narcotizing

soporiferous

narcotic drug

psychoactive substance

narcotising

sleeping powder

dormitive

somnifacient

drugs

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addictive substance

habit-forming substance

drug of abuse

recreational drug

any poisonous drug

torporific

anesthesia agents

anesthetizing

hypnotic

opium

poison

poppied

sleeping pill

somniferous

stimulant

tranquilizer

sleeping drug

morphine-like drug

narcotic drugs

Traducións

narcotico

narcotique

narcótico

stupéfiant

drogue

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estupefaciente

ναρκωτικό

Rauschgift

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droga

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narcótico

Droge

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Betäubungsmittel

stupefacente

drug

Narkotikum

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/nɑː(ɹ)ˈkɒtɪk/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: narcotyk

In summary

From Middle English narcotyk, from Middle French narcotique (from Old French narcotique, noun use of adjective) and directly from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Ancient Greek ναρκωτῐκόν (narkōtĭkón), neuter of ναρκωτῐκός (narkōtĭkós), from Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō, “to benumb”), from νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness, torpor”).