n. [ L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;: cf. F. narcéïne. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also
a. Of or pertaining to
n. An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.
n. Someone in love with hisself or herself.
adj. Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic.
n.;
n. Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist.
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. (Med.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium. [ 1913 Webster ]
Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. narcotique, Gr.
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