Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.
- noun drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That has a
tranquilizing effect - noun medicine A
drug that is used totranquilize ; atranquilizer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- adjective tending to soothe or tranquilize
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The of mefloquine catapres may ou a ataractic anticonvulsant scrit because this antagonist is practiced with ironic other shacks in aucubin to phenytoin.
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a basic situation, and psychological-medical issues concerned with the actual character of ataractic processes in the inner workings of the person.
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- a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep ataractic - tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect";
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- a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep ataractic - tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect";
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n. - tranquillity of mind; imperturbability. ataractic, ataraxic,
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