Narcoticness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [F. narcotique,
     Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness,
     torpor.] (Med.)
     Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Nar*cot"ic*ness}, n.
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