<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>pharmacology: a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children</li><li>any soothing medicine</li><li>anodyne</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>archaic: assuaging pain</li><li>soothing</li></ul>