WordNet
anesthetic agent
n. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent]
Usage examples of "anesthetic agent".
Blithely unaware that disaster was imminent, Carl reached for the IV line where he had the anesthetic agent piggybacked.
He did not like the idea of being an unwilling experimental subject with a potent anesthetic agent.
Ethylene was featured more prominently in the older book because it had been used as an anesthetic agent a number of years ago.