torpent

adj, noun — 2 senses

torpent

adj

Etymology From Latin torpens, present participle of torpere (“to be numb”).

1

Obsolete Having no motion or activity; benumbed; torpid.

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torpent

noun

Etymology From Latin torpens, present participle of torpere (“to be numb”).

1

Medicine, Sciences Obsolete A numbing agent.

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