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Noun: Fentanyl
  1. Trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anaesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug
    - Sublimaze

Type of: analgesic, anodyne, opiate, pain pill, painkiller

Encyclopedia: Fentanyl