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    SEDATIVE DRUG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A drug that reduces excitability and calms a personplay

    Synonyms:

    depressant; downer; sedative; sedative drug

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("sedative drug" 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 drug"):

    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)

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