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Depressant Common

Depressant has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

2

A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

Adjective
1

capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

2

reducing functional or nervous activity.

Related Terms
Antonyms
stimulative
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
medicine drug of abuse
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
chloral hydrate glutethimide sedative-hypnotic
Rhyming Words
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