painkilling

/pˈe‍ɪŋkɪlɪŋ/

/pˈeɪŋkɪlɪŋ/

[adjective]

painkilling

[ADJECTIVE]

related to methods or drugs that can remove or reduce pain

Examples

1. The best painkilling drugs are called opioids.

2. In 1982, 7 people died mysteriously in the Chicago area and it was found that someone had been putting lethal doses of cyanide in Tylenol capsules, a popular painkilling drug.

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