narcotic
nounmasculinetécnico/nɐɾˈkɔ.ti.ku/medium
nar·có·ti·co
Definition
A drug or other substance that affects mood or behavior and is consumed for nonmedical purposes, especially one sold illegally.
The police seized a large quantity of narcotics in the raid.
Some narcotics are prescribed for severe pain management.
Common collocations
narcotic drugsnarcotic traffickingnarcotic usenarcotic effect
Etymology
Do grego 'narkōtikós', através do latim 'narcoticus'.