anaesthetic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anaesthetic
    adj 1: relating to or producing insensibility [syn:
           {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic}]
    2: characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a
       state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an
       anesthetic state" [syn: {anesthetic(a)}, {anaesthetic(a)}]
    n 1: a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
         [syn: {anesthetic}, {anaesthetic}, {anesthetic agent},
         {anaesthetic agent}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anaesthetic \An`[ae]s*thet"ic\, Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\
   ([a^]n`[e^]s*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)
   (a) Capable of causing anesthesia; as, an[ae]sthetic agents.
   (b) Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an
       an[ae]sthetic effect or operation.
       [1913 Webster + AS] anesthetic

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

anaesthetic \an`[ae]s*thet"ic\, anesthetic \an`es*thet"ic\--AS,
   n. (Med.)
   A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether,
   etc.
   [1913 Webster + AS]

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