anesthetic(n = noun.artifact) anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations;
is a kind of drug
has particulars: general anaesthetic, general anesthetic, intravenous anesthetic, local, local anaesthetic, local anesthetic, topical anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, spinal anaesthetic, spinal anesthetic
Derived forms adjective anesthetic₂, verb anesthetise₁, verb anesthetize₁

1.  anesthetic(a = adj.pert) anaesthetic - relating to or producing insensibility;

2.  anesthetic(s = adj.all) anaesthetic - characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
Derived forms noun anesthesia₁, noun anesthetic₁

   Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic. [1913 Webster]

anesthetic agent, general anesthetic, inhalation anesthetic, inhalation general anesthetic, intravenous anesthetic, local anesthetic, spinal anesthetic, topical anesthetic