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narcotic

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "narcotic" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
3syllables

narcotic

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

narcotic is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, narcotic is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofnarcotic

1noun
  • Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
  • Any type of numbing drug.
1adjective
  • Of, or relating to narcotics.
  • (pharmaceutical effect) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
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