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Narcotic vs Narcotics - What's the difference?

narcotic | narcotics |

As nouns the difference between narcotic and narcotics

is that narcotic is any class of substances or drugs, that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour while narcotics is .

As an adjective narcotic

is of, or relating to narcotics.

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.
  • Adjective

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

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    English

    Noun

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