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Webster 1913 Edition
Stupefacient
Stuˊpe-fa′cient
,Adj.
[L.
stupefaciens
, p. pr. of stupefacere
to stupefy; stupere
to be stupefied + facere
to make. Cf. Stupefy
.] [Written also
stupifacient
.] Producing stupefaction; stupefactive.
– Noun.
(Med.)
Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.
Definition 2024
stupefacient
stupefacient
English
Adjective
stupefacient (comparative more stupefacient, superlative most stupefacient)
- (medicine) inducing stupor or drowsiness (with a drug such as a narcotic or an anaesthetic)
Noun
stupefacient (plural stupefacients)
- (medicine) a drug that has the above effect