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Definition of Tranquillizer
1. Noun. A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity.
Specialized synonyms: Antipsychotic, Antipsychotic Agent, Antipsychotic Drug, Major Tranquilizer, Major Tranquilliser, Major Tranquillizer, Neuroleptic, Neuroleptic Agent, Neuroleptic Drug, Antianxiety Drug, Anxiolytic, Anxiolytic Drug, Minor Tranquilizer, Minor Tranquilliser, Minor Tranquillizer
Generic synonyms: Psychotropic Agent, Sedative-hypnotic, Sedative-hypnotic Drug
Derivative terms: Ataractic, Tranquilize, Tranquilize, Tranquillise, Tranquillize
Definition of Tranquillizer
1. Noun. (chiefly US pharmacology) tranquilizer ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tranquillizer
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tranquillizer
Literary usage of Tranquillizer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Greatest Works of the Greatest Authors, Ancient and Modern (1894)
"It is this persuasion, which men usually arrive at only in their maturity, that
operates as the most effectual tranquillizer of frivolous activities. ..."
2. The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism by Confucius, James Legge (1899)
"... the people ;—how dare I but aim at the completion of the work formerly begun
by the tranquillizer ? Heaven, moreover, is thus ..."
3. Old Family Letters: Copied from the Originals for Alexander Biddle... Series by Alexander Biddle, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Rush (1892)
"Thus far I had written when your favour of the 8th. with your Invention a
tranquillizer was given to me from the Post Office. The tranquillizer is a very ..."
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