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SEDATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
Synonyms:
depressant; downer; sedative; sedative drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sedative" is a kind of...):
drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sedative"):
chloral hydrate (a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive)
Doriden; glutethimide (sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders)
sedative-hypnotic; sedative-hypnotic drug (a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)
Derivation:
sedative (tending to soothe or tranquilize)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to soothe or tranquilize
Example:
took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
Synonyms:
ataractic; ataraxic; sedative; tranquilising; tranquilizing; tranquillising; tranquillizing
Classified under:
Similar:
depressant (capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent)
Derivation:
sedate (cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to)
sedative (a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person)
Context examples:
A benzoxazolone derivative with mild sedative and centrally-acting muscle relaxant activities.
(Chlorzoxazone, NCI Thesaurus)
A long-acting benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic activity.
(Chlordiazepoxide, NCI Thesaurus)
With mild sedative properties, centrally acting Chlorzoxazone inhibits muscle spasm at the spinal cord and subcortical levels of the brain.
(Chlorzoxazone/Acetaminophen, NCI Thesaurus)
A sedative, hypnotic agent that was used for insomnia, but was taken off of the market, in the U.S., in 1983 due to its high risk of abuse.
(Methaqualone, NCI Thesaurus)
A short-acting hypnotic-sedative drug with anxiolytic and amnestic properties.
(Midazolam hydrochloride, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is also used as a sedative before surgery, to help with anesthesia during surgery, during labor, and to treat anxiety caused by some medical conditions.
(Numorphan, NCI Dictionary)
A synthetic benzodiazepine derivative with anxiolytic and sedative hypnotic properties.
(Oxazepam, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of a short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with an imidazole structure and anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
(Midazolam hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with an imidazole structure and with anxiolytic, amnestic, hypnotic, anticonvulsant and sedative properties.
(Midazolam, NCI Thesaurus)
Morphine preparations are used as analgesic, sedative, or anxiolytic agent, but are also abused as street drugs.
(Opiate, NCI Thesaurus)
