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depressant

noun as in sedative

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In fact, the estrogen that they employed did worse than castrate the subject—it could act as a cerebral depressant.

Some presenters claim that qat is like heroin, a depressant.

Kotak has only just begun weaning herself off a cocktail of anti-psychotic, anti-depressant, and anti-anxiety medication.

This is something that's the best anti-depressant, anti-anxiety drug I have ever been on.

The disease is very severe, painful, and depressant, but the mortality is quite low except in complication with other maladies.

In large doses chloral hydrate is a depressant to the circulation and the respiration, and also lowers the temperature.

But the weakening and deteriorating effect of this pernicious narcotic, water-absorbing, depressant drug poison is unmistakable.

But, unfortunately, acetanilid is also the one with the most depressant action on the heart.

As a stimulant Capsicum has the power of neutralizing depressant remedies like Lobelia and Tobacco.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to depressant, such as: downer, intoxicant, relaxant, tranquilizer, and calmant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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