depressant

[ dih-pres-uhnt ]

/ dɪˈprɛs ənt /

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adjective

Medicine/Medical. having the quality of depressing or lowering the vital activities; sedative.

causing a lowering in spirits; dejecting.

causing a drop in value; economically depressing.

noun

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

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

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Origin of depressant

First recorded in 1875–80; depress + -ant

Words nearby depressant

depreciation, depreciatory, depredate, depredation, depress, depressant, depressed, depressed area, depressing, depression, Depression glass

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How to use depressant in a sentence

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The disease is very severe, painful, and depressant, but the mortality is quite low except in complication with other maladies.
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But, unfortunately, acetanilid is also the one with the most depressant action on the heart.
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British Dictionary definitions for depressant

depressant

/ (dɪˈprɛsənt) /

adjective

med able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity

causing gloom or dejection; depressing

noun

a depressant drug

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