anaesthetic

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anaesthetic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anaesthetic \An`[ae]s*thet"ic\, Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\
     ([a^]n`[e^]s*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)
     (a) Capable of causing anesthesia; as, an[ae]sthetic agents.
     (b) Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an
         an[ae]sthetic effect or operation.
         [1913 Webster + AS] anesthetic

  anaesthetic \an`[ae]s*thet"ic\, anesthetic \an`es*thet"ic\--AS,
     n. (Med.)
     A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether,
     etc.
     [1913 Webster + AS]

anaesthetic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  anaesthetic
      adj 1: relating to or producing insensibility [syn:
             anaesthetic, anesthetic]
      2: characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a
         state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an
         anesthetic state" [syn: anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)]
      n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
           [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent,
           anaesthetic agent]