anesthetic

An anesthetic is a substance that produces anesthesia. (noun)

Novocaine is an example of an anesthetic.

Anesthetic means able to produce anesthesia. (adjective)

Novocaine is an example of an anesthetic gas.

See anesthetic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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adjective

noun

a drug, gas, etc. used to produce anesthesia, as before surgery

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See anesthetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also an·aes·thet·ic (ănˌĭs-thĕtˈĭk)

adjective

noun

An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness.
Something likened to this in effect: For some people watching television is an anesthetic for the mind.

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