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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affording physical or mental rest
Example:
she spent a restful night at home
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
slumberous; slumbrous (quiet and tranquil)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb relax
Context examples:
An inhalation aerosol formulation containing budesonide and the fumarate dihydrate salt of formoterol with anti-inflammatory and bronchial smooth muscle-relaxing activities.
(Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate Dihydrate Inhalation Aerosol, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrochloride salt of alfuzosin, a quinazoline compound with smooth muscle-relaxing activity.
(Alfuzosin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic chlorophenyl-butanoic acid derivative used to treat spasms due to spinal cord damage and multiple sclerosis, muscle-relaxing Baclofen acts as a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonist specific for GABA-B receptors.
(Baclofen, NCI Thesaurus)
Phenyltoloxamine blocks H1 histamine receptors, thereby inhibiting phospholipase A2 and production of endothelium-derived relaxing factor, nitric oxide.
(Phenyltoloxamine, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic quinazoline compound with smooth muscle relaxing activity.
(Alfuzosin, NCI Thesaurus)
“Stability, equilibrium,” he said, relaxing on the instant and sinking his body back into repose.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
It also boosts production of nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels, and treating angina and other cardiovascular problems.
(Arginine, NCI Thesaurus)
He felt that his eye was glazing, his senses slipping from him, his grasp upon the reins relaxing.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Amiodarone may cause vasodilation by stimulation of the release of nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase-dependent relaxing endothelial factors.
(Amiodarone, NCI Thesaurus)
“The bath!” he said; “the bath! Why the relaxing and expensive Turkish rather than the invigorating home-made article?”
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
