stu·pe·fa·cient (st  p -f  shnt, sty-)adj. Inducing stupor; stupefying or narcotic. n. A drug, such as a narcotic, that induces stupor. [Latin stupefaci  ns, stupefacient-, present participle of stupefacere, to stupefy; see stupefy.] |
stupefacient [ˌstjuːpɪˈfeɪʃɪənt]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug that causes stupor
adj
(Medicine / Pharmacology) of, relating to, or designating this type of drug
[from Latin stupefacere to make senseless, from stupēre to be stunned + facere to make]
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