Betäubungsmittel
German
editEtymology
editBetäubung (“anaesthesia”, literally “benumbing”) + Mittel (“substance, agent”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editBetäubungsmittel n (strong, genitive Betäubungsmittels, plural Betäubungsmittel)
- anaesthetic; narcotic
- (officialese, law) controlled substance; drug (of any kind, including e.g. cocaine, heroin, etc.)
- Synonyms: Droge, Rauschgift, Rauschmittel
Declension
editDeclension of Betäubungsmittel [neuter, strong]
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Betäubungsmittel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Betäubungsmittel” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon