depressant

[ dih-pres-uhnt ]

/ dɪˈprɛs ənt /

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adjective

Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.

causing a lowering in spirits; dejecting.

causing a drop in value; economically depressing.

noun

Medicine/Medical. a sedative.Compare stimulant (def. 1).

Chemistry. any agent capable of diminishing a specific property of a substance.

Origin of depressant

First recorded in 1875–80; depress + -ant

Words nearby depressant

depreciation, depreciatory, depredate, depredation, depress, depressant, depressed, depressed area, depressed skull fracture, depressing, depression

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Example sentences from the Web for depressant

Some presenters claim that qat is like heroin, a depressant.
Chinese Getting Hooked on the Middle East's Favorite Drug|Brendon Hong|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on account of this depressant action it is to be avoided for women and children and rarely used for men.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
In large doses chloral hydrate is a depressant to the circulation and the respiration, and also lowers the temperature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
Tobacco, and especially cigarettes, being a depressant upon the heart, should be positively forbidden.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell

It is not a stimulant in the proper acceptation of the term; on the contrary it is a depressant.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen
But the weakening and deteriorating effect of this pernicious narcotic, water-absorbing, depressant drug poison is unmistakable.
Huts in Hell|Daniel A. Poling

British Dictionary definitions for depressant

depressant

/ (dɪˈprɛsənt) /

adjective

med able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity

causing gloom or dejection; depressing

noun

a depressant drug

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Medical definitions for depressant

depressant

[ dĭ-prĕs′ənt ]

adj.

Tending to lower the rate of vital physiological activities.

n.

An agent, especially a drug, that decreases the rate of vital physiological activities.

单词	depressant
释义	depressant [ dih-pres-uhnt ] / dɪˈprɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR depressant ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative. causing a lowering in spirits; dejecting. causing a drop in value; economically depressing. noun Medicine/Medical. a sedative.Compare stimulant (def. 1). Chemistry. any agent capable of diminishing a specific property of a substance. Origin of depressant First recorded in 1875–80; depress + -ant Words nearby depressant depreciation, depreciatory, depredate, depredation, depress, depressant, depressed, depressed area, depressed skull fracture, depressing, depression Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depressant Some presenters claim that qat is like heroin, a depressant. Chinese Getting Hooked on the Middle East's Favorite Drug\|Brendon Hong\|October 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But on account of this depressant action it is to be avoided for women and children and rarely used for men. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various In large doses chloral hydrate is a depressant to the circulation and the respiration, and also lowers the temperature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various Tobacco, and especially cigarettes, being a depressant upon the heart, should be positively forbidden. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell It is not a stimulant in the proper acceptation of the term; on the contrary it is a depressant. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why\|Martha M. Allen But the weakening and deteriorating effect of this pernicious narcotic, water-absorbing, depressant drug poison is unmistakable. Huts in Hell\|Daniel A. Poling British Dictionary definitions for depressant depressant / (dɪˈprɛsənt) / adjective med able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity causing gloom or dejection; depressing noun a depressant drug Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to depressant intoxicant, tranquilizer, downer, relaxant Medical definitions for depressant depressant [ dĭ-prĕs′ənt ] adj. Tending to lower the rate of vital physiological activities. n. An agent, especially a drug, that decreases the rate of vital physiological activities. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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depressant

adjective

noun

Origin of depressant

Words nearby depressant

Example sentences from the Web for depressant

British Dictionary definitions for depressant

adjective

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Medical definitions for depressant

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