| 单词 | sedative |
| 释义 | sedative (once / 5925 pages) adjn A sedative is a drug that calms you down. If a patient is freaking out about getting an MRI or minor surgery, the doctor might prescribe a sedative to chill them out. A sedative is anything that makes you sedate — peaceful, calm, tranquil. In medicine this word refers to drugs that relieve anxiety or tranquilizers that pretty much knock you out. But other non-pharmaceutical things can have sedative effects, like a soothing cup of tea or a relaxing glass of wine. The tryptophan in turkey is actually a natural sedative — that's why everyone is sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner! WORD FAMILYsedative: sedatively, sedatives+/sedate: sedated, sedately, sedateness, sedater, sedates, sedatest, sedating, sedation, sedative USAGE EXAMPLESWildlife biologist Rachael Alderman, from the Marine Conservation Program, said the relocation happened without incident after the sedative wore off. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) Antidepressants were the most common prescription, followed by anxiolytics, sedatives and hypnotics, and antipsychotics. Time(Dec 12, 2016) Alabama uses the sedative midazolam as the first drug in a three-drug lethal injection combination. Time(Dec 09, 2016) 1adj tending to soothe or tranquilize took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed Syn ataractic, ataraxic, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing depressant capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent 2n a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person Syn|Hypo|Hyper depressant, downer, sedative drug chloral hydrate a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive Doriden, glutethimidesedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic druga sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep barbiturateorganic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal Placidyl, ethchlorvynola mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl) knockout dropschloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious Quaalude, methaqualonesedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse thalidomidea sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizera drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity 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 |
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