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Webster 1913 Edition


Stupefacient

Stuˊpe-fa′cient

,
Adj.
[L.
stupefaciens
, p. pr. of
stupefacere
to stupefy;
stupere
to be stupefied +
facere
to make. Cf.
Stupefy
.]
[Written also
stupifacient
.]
Producing stupefaction; stupefactive.
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Noun.
(Med.)
Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.