Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stupefacient \Stu`pe*fa"cient\, a. [L. stupefaciens, p. pr. of
   stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to
   make. Cf. {Stupefy}.] [Written also {stupifacient}.]
   Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. -- n. (Med.) Anything
   promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.