Hypertext Webster Gateway: "depressant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Depressant \De*press"ant\, n. (Med.)
An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
depressant
adj : capable of depressing physiological or psychological
activity or response by a chemical agent [ant: {stimulative}]
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative},
{sedative drug}, {downer}]
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