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relaxant

[ ri-lak-suhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or causing a relaxation.

noun

Pharmacology. a drug that relaxes, especially one that lessens strain in muscle.

relaxant

/ rɪˈlæksənt /

noun

med a drug or agent that relaxes, esp one that relaxes tense muscles

adjective

of, relating to, or tending to produce relaxation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of relaxant¹

1765–75; < Latin relaxant- (stem of relaxāns ), present participle of relaxāre. See relax, -ant

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Example Sentences

First synthesized by a pair of chemists—one a Merck employee and the other a consultant for the company—in 1956, the drug reached pharmacies in the 1970s as a muscle relaxant and pain reliever, under the brand name Flexeril.

From Popular-Science

Because cigarettes can be either a stimulant or a relaxant, the game has two modes.

From The Daily Beast

It is used in the form of poultice for locked-jaw, and as a relaxant in rigidity of the muscular structure.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the medicines should be anti-spasmodic and relaxant, tonic, diaphoretic, and lubricating.

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