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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sleep-inducer |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anodyne, dope, gas, general anesthetic, hypnosis, inhalant, local anesthetic, opiate, pain-killer, shot, soporific, spinal |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Antonyms: | analeptic, stimulant |
| Main Entry: | analgesic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pain remover |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, anodyne, painkiller, soother |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Main Entry: | medicine/medication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance that helps cure, alleviate, or prevent illness |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, biologic, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, medicament, ointment, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | narcotic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, dope*, downer, fix*, hard drug, hard stuff, heroin, hypnotic, junk*, laudanum, lenitive, merchandise*, nepenthe, opiate, opium, painkiller, sedative, somnifacient, soporific, stuff*, stupefacient, tranquilizer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | medicine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cure |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, antibiotic, antidote, antiseptic, antitoxin, balm, biologic, capsule, cure, dose, drug, elixir, injection, inoculation, liniment, lotion, medicament, medication, ointment, pharmaceutical, pharmacon, physic, pill, potion, prescription, remedy, salve, sedative, serum, tablet, tincture, tonic, vaccination, vaccine |
| Main Entry: | pain killer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | medicine to kill pain |
| Synonyms: | analgesic, anesthetic, antiodontalgic, pain pill, pain reliever, sedative, tranquilizer |
| Main Entry: | chloroform |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | toxic substance |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, kill, poison, solvent, toxin |
| Main Entry: | anodyne |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | painkiller |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, narcotic, sedative, soother |
| Notes: | an anesthetic induces insensibility, an analgesic makes you feel no pain, while an anodyne removes your cares |
| Main Entry: | laughing gas |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inhaled anesthetic |
| Synonyms: | N2O, anesthetic, nitrous oxide |
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