SUBLIMAZE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug

Synonyms:

Fentanyl; Sublimaze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Sublimaze" is a kind of...):

analgesic; anodyne; pain pill; painkiller (a medicine used to relieve pain)

opiate (a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative)

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