depressant meaning
Adjective: depressant di'presunt
- Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
- A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
- sedative, sedative drug, downer
Derived forms: depressants
See also: ataractic, ataraxic, depress, hypnagogic, hypnogogic, narcotic, narcotising [Brit], narcotizing, relaxant, sedative, somniferous, somnific, soporiferous, soporific, tranquilizing [N. Amer], tranquillising [Brit], tranquillizing [Brit]
Type of: drug of abuse, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, street drug
Antonym: stimulative
Encyclopedia: Depressant
[Medicine]
adj : tending to depress; esp : lowering or tending to lower functional or vital activity ‹a drug with a depressant effect on heart rate›
n : one that depresses; specif : an agent that reduces bodily functional activity or an instinctive desire (as appetite) ‹a depressant of intestinal spasm›
Examples
More: Next- application of depressant in flotation desulfurization
- development of pour point depressant of waxy crude
- application of organic chelating depressants in flotation
- one received the anti-depressant drug p
- oh, yeah . a few anti-depressants . you know, you'll do great
