narcotic

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11907
  1. Nonspecific usage – an agent that produces insensibility or stupor.
  2. Specific usage – any natural or synthetic substance that has morphine-like actions.
See also: opioid
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 841. (IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)) on page 885 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'narcotic' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11907 RIS BibTex EndNote
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