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depressant
[ dih-pres-uhnt ]
adjective
- Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.
- causing a lowering in spirits; dejecting.
- causing a drop in value; economically depressing. depressing.
noun
- Medicine/Medical. a sedative. Compare stimulant ( def 1 ).
- Chemistry. any agent capable of diminishing a specific property of a substance.
depressant
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adjective
- med able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity
- causing gloom or dejection; depressing
noun
- a depressant drug
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of depressant1
Example Sentences
He said because both benzodiazepines and nitazenes were depressants, “their combined effect increases the risk of overdose significantlyâ€.
They detailed that they found packs of clonazepam, a central nervous system depressant, energy supplements and other over-the-counter drugs.
That’s when I realized how much alcohol — a depressant — had been affecting my mood.
Under the new law, mifepristone and misoprostol will be added to a list comprised of opioids, depressants, and stimulants.
Other Schedule IV drugs include the opioid tramadol and a group of depressants known as benzodiazepines.
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