Category:Stupefacient

Stu`pe*fa"cient, a. Etym: [l. stupefaciens, p.pr. of stupefacere to Stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to make. Cf. Stupefy.] [written also stupifacient.]

Defn: producing stupefaction; stupefactive. -- n. (med.)

Defn: anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.