Narkotikum — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anesthetic noun A drug used to stop pain or cause unconsciousness for a medical procedure.
- goofball noun A silly, playful, or foolish person.
- narcotic noun A drug that dulls pain and induces sleep, especially an opioid, often used illegally.
Senses
Narkotikum is used for these senses in English:
- anesthetic (American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
- general anesthetic (medicine) An anesthetic (anesthetic substance) that causes loss of sensation to the whole body, usually to the point of unconsciousness.
- goofball (informal, pharmaceutical drug) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.
- narcotic (pharmaceutical drug) 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.
anesthetic — full definition
- noun A drug used to stop pain or cause unconsciousness for a medical procedure.
- adj Causing loss of sensation or reducing pain.
goofball — full definition
- noun A silly, playful, or foolish person.
- adj Silly or ridiculous.