Anesthetic
Anesthetic noun - Something (as a drug) that relieves pain.
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Synonyms for Anesthetic
Toxin and anesthetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toxin" instead a noun "Anesthetic".
Toxin
Toxin noun - A substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing.
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Synonyms for Toxin
Anesthetic and toxin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anesthetic" instead a noun "Toxin".
Nearby Word: toxic
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Curare, a toxin that causes full-body paralysis without affecting the mind or the feeling of pain, was used as an "anesthetic" for surgeries in the 1940's.
Source: And I Must Scream
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