depressant

[ dih-pres-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.

  2. causing a lowering in spirits; dejecting.

  1. causing a drop in value; economically depressing.

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

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

Origin of depressant

1
First recorded in 1875–80; depress + -ant

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British Dictionary definitions for depressant

depressant

/ (dɪˈprɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. med able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity

  2. causing gloom or dejection; depressing

noun
  1. a depressant drug

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