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tranquilizer

[trang-kwuh-lahy-zer]

tran·quil·iz·er

[trang-kwuh-lahy-zer]
noun
1.
a person or thing that tranquilizes.
2.
a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep.
4.
antipsychotic (def. 2).
Also, tran·quil·liz·er.


Origin:
1790–1800; tranquilize + -er1
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tranquillizer, (US) tranquilliser or (US) tranquilizer (ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə)
 
n
1.  a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness
2.  anything that tranquillizes
 
tranquilliser, (US) tranquilliser or (US) tranquilizer
 
n
 
tranquilizer, (US) tranquilliser or (US) tranquilizer
 
n

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tranquilizer tran·quil·iz·er (trāng'kwə-līz'ər, trān'-)
n.
A drug that promotes tranquility by calming, soothing, quieting, or pacifying without depressant effects.

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