sedative
31Sedative — A substance used to quiet a person or put him to sleep. Achyranthes, Bocconia, Cannabis, Cissampelos, Citrus, Cochlospermum, Coriandrum, Datura, Erythrina, Gossypium, Hydrocotyle, Lactuca, Mimosa, Papaver, Passiflora, Piscidia, Sica, Solanum …
32sedative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sedation; tranquilizer, bromide, calmant; sleeping pill; drug, narcotic, opiate, morphine; hypnotic; painkiller, barbiturate, analgesic, downer (sl.), goofball (sl.); Demerol, Nembutal. See remedy,… …
33sedative — sed|a|tive [ sedətıv ] noun count a drug that makes someone calmer, or makes them sleep ╾ sed|a|tive adjective …
34sedative — sed·a·tive || sedÉ™tɪv n. drug which causes calmness and relaxation, drug that reduces tension and anxiety adj. calming, soothing, relaxing; anaesthetic, relieving pain and irritability (about a drug) …
35sedative — deviates …
36sedative — I. a. Soothing, tranquillizing, allaying, composing, anodyne, calming, assuasive, assuaging, lenient, lenitive, demulcent, balmy. II. n. Opiate, anodyne, narcotic, anaesthetic, hypnotic …
37sedative — noun (C) a drug used to make someone sleepy or calm …
38sedative — adj 1. calming, soothing, lenitive, palliative, assuasive, allaying, alleviative, balsamic, pleasing; anodyne, Med. analgesic, anesthetic, pain killing, deadening, numbing; sleep inducing, soporific, opiate, narcotic, Lethean, hypnotic. n 2.… …
39sedative — sed·a·tive …
40sedative — n. a drug that has a calming effect, relieving anxiety and tension. Sedatives are hypnotic drugs administered at lower doses than those needed for sleep (drowsiness is a common side effect). See also: anxiolytic …
