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Ataractic

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Noun

1. antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer

a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

Adjective

2. ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing

tending to soothe or tranquilize

Example Sentences:
'valium has a tranquilizing effect'
'took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ataractic

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adjective

1.

able to calm or tranquillize

noun

2. obsolete

an ataractic drug

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Ataractic

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noun

1.

a tranquilizing drug

adjective

2.

of or having to do with tranquilizing drugs or their effects

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ataractic

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adj.

Anxiolytic.

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