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Narcotic

narcotic

1. Pertaining to or producing narcosis.

2. (Science: pharmacology) An agent that produces insensibility or stupor, applied especially to the opioids, i.e. To any natural or synthetic drug that has morphine like actions.

Origin: Gr. Narkotikos = benumbing, deadening


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God vs Evolution

... something you have never seen. I think you might want to re-check some of your assumptions. Religion a drug? I suppose truth is a pretty powerful narcotic, then. I would not believe in God if I did not have the evidence of what I have seen. You are wrong to so casually dismiss religious belief ...

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by alextemplet
Sun May 20, 2007 6:02 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: God vs Evolution
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The Fiber Disease

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by reliefseeker
Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:19 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Difference between opiate and opiod

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by Dr.Stein
Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:43 am
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Difference between opiate and opiod
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30 days?

Is this for a drug screen for a new job or something? If it is, you shouldn't have to worry about screens because I don't think flexeril is a narcotic or controlled. Plus, if it's just a screen, they are cheap and prone to large amounts of error. If it's a true test using cross indexing which ...

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by DJ
Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:55 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 30 days?
Replies: 2
Views: 914

How does nitrogen get across the cell membrane?

... When you dive into deep water, as pressure grows, nitrogen dissolves into your blood and then into the brain cells. The effect on the brain is narcotic: it is called the drunkenness of the deap. If you surface quickly, the nitogen that was disolved into your blood returnes too the state of ...

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by MrMistery
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:03 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: How does nitrogen get across the cell membrane?
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