narcotic - Meaning in Marathi

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narcotic - Meaning in Marathi

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Definitions and Meaning of narcotic in English

narcotic adjective

1. inducing mental lethargy

   Synonyms

   soporiferous, soporific

   Example

   • "a narcotic speech"
2. inducing stupor or narcosis

   Synonyms

   narcotising, narcotizing

   Example

   • "narcotic drugs"
3. of or relating to or designating narcotics

   Examples

   • "narcotic addicts"
   • "narcotic stupor"

narcotic noun

1. a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

Description

The term narcotic originally referred medically to any psychoactive compound with numbing or paralyzing properties. In the United States, it has since become associated with opiates and opioids, commonly morphine and heroin, as well as derivatives of many of the compounds found within raw opium latex. The primary three are morphine, codeine, and thebaine.

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