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relaxant
noun as in depressant
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First synthesized by a pair of chemists—one a Merck employee and the other a consultant for the company—in 1956, the drug reached pharmacies in the 1970s as a muscle relaxant and pain reliever, under the brand name Flexeril.
Because cigarettes can be either a stimulant or a relaxant, the game has two modes.
It is used in the form of poultice for locked-jaw, and as a relaxant in rigidity of the muscular structure.
Then the medicines should be anti-spasmodic and relaxant, tonic, diaphoretic, and lubricating.
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to relaxant, such as: downer, intoxicant, tranquilizer, and calmant.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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