STUPEFACIENT


Meaning of STUPEFACIENT in English

/stooh'peuh fay"sheuhnt, styooh'-/ , adj.

1. stupefying; producing stupor.

n.

2. a drug or agent that produces stupor.

[ 1660-70; stupefacient- (s. of stupefaciens ) prp. of stupefacere to benumb; see STUPEFY, -FACIENT ]

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