different between narcotic vs pentazocine

English

Alternative forms

• narcotick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (narkó?, “? benumb”), from ????? (nárk?, “numbness, torpor”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?k

Noun

narcotic (plural narcotics)

1. (pharmacology) 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 drug.

Related terms

• narco-
• narcosis
• narcoterrorism
• narcotize
• nonnarcotic, non-narcotic

Translations

Adjective

narcotic (comparative more narcotic, superlative most narcotic)

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

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “narcotic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “narcotic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• caticorn, cratonic

Romanian

Etymology

French narcotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na??ko.tik]

Adjective

narcotic m or n (feminine singular narcotic?, masculine plural narcotici, feminine and neuter plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Noun

narcotic n (plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Related terms

• narcoz?

English

Etymology

From pent(enyl) +? -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?n?tæz.?.si?n/

Noun

pentazocine (countable and uncountable, plural pentazocines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.

References

• “pentazocine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pentazocine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Italian

Noun

pentazocine f

1. plural of pentazocina