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Narcotic vs Dezocine - What's the difference?

narcotic | dezocine |

As nouns the difference between narcotic and dezocine

is that narcotic is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour while dezocine is (pharmaceutical drug) a particular narcotic painkiller.

As an adjective narcotic

is of, or relating to narcotics.

narcotic

English

(wikipedia narcotic)

Alternative forms

* narcotick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
  • Any type of numbing drug.
  • Certain illegal drugs.

    • Related terms

    * narco- * narcosis * narcoterrorism * narcotize * nonnarcotic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to narcotics.
  • Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

    • References

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    Anagrams

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    dezocine

    English

    (wikipedia dezocine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A particular narcotic painkiller.