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SUBLIMAZE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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