Word forms: tranquilizersregional note: in BRIT, also use tranquiliser
countable noun
A tranquilizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious. Tranquilizers are sometimes used to make people or animals become sleepy or unconscious.
If a tranquilizer is prescribed, be sure your physician informs you of its possibleside effects, such as addiction.
Synonyms: sedative, opiate, barbiturate, downer [slang] More Synonyms of tranquilizer
tranquilizer in American English
(ˈtrængkwəˌlaɪzər; ˈtrænkwəˌlaɪzər) or ˈtranquilˌlizer (ˈtrængkwəˌlaɪzər; ˈtrænkwəˌlaɪzər)
noun
a person or thing that tranquilizes; esp., a depressant drug, as Valium or Librium, used as a calming agent in relieving and controlling various emotional disturbances, anxiety neuroses, certain psychoses, etc.
tranquilizer in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(træŋkwɪlaɪzər)
Word forms: (regular plural) tranquilizers
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A tranquilizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious.
Tranquilizers reduce anxiety but do not always affect levels of consciousness.
Tranquilizers are intended to calm anxious people but not decrease their level of consciousness.
A tranquilizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious.
Examples of 'tranquilizer' in a sentence
tranquilizer
Dempsey had been hooked up to a saline drip, and looked as though the tranquilizer had taken its effect.
Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
It took three nurses to hold her while they administered a tranquilizer.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (2001)
Two nurses went out with well-used pairs of leather gloves and a syringe of tranquilizer to subdue the victim.
Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
All related terms of 'tranquilizer'
tranquillizer
A tranquillizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious . Tranquillizers are sometimes used to make people or animals become sleepy or unconscious .
tranquilizer dart
a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
antianxiety drug
any of various substances, as benzodiazepines, that are primarily used to treat various forms of anxiety and psychosomatic conditions
antipsychotic
preventing or treating psychosis
tranquillizer dart
a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely