paregoric

Speech parts

1. paregoric - Noun

2. paregoric - Adjective

Meaning

Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.

A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric elexir.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

camphorated tincture of opium barb narcotic anesthetic hypnotic corrective sedative detergent codeine soothing analgesia palliative disinfectant balm depressant
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Antonyms

evil harmful adverse damaging painful detrimental
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Hypernyms

medicine medication medicament medicinal drug

Examples

A 25-fold morphine overdose may occur if opium tincture is used where paregoric is indicated. Source: Internet

Recent enforcement action by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) against manufacturers of paregoric and opium tincture suggests that opium tincture's availability in the U.S. may be in jeopardy. Source: Internet

The children were drugged with paregoric to keep them quiet while slave patrols rode by. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pareene parefuningoside paregmenon paregorick pareiasaur pareiasaurian