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tranquilizer::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
| Type of | psychotropic agent, sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug |
| Has types | antipsychotic drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, antianxiety drug, minor tranquilliser, minor tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug, minor tranquilizer, antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent |
| Derivation | tranquilize |
Examples of tranquilizer
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To do so, they had to use two cups worth of tranquilizer and a foot-long needle.
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Pettit used tranquilizer darts to capture the animals and took them to a shelter.
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Most vets agree that you should not give your pet a tranquilizer before they fly.
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I say there is no finer tranquilizer than the sounds and smells of the forest.
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She blamed Harriel for inciting Alexis by threatening her with a tranquilizer.
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A member of the research group hiding with a tranquilizer dart was the threat.
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They considered a tranquilizer or shooting the bear, whose gender is unknown.
From the edition.cnn.com
David's mother was taking a tranquilizer during her pregnancy nine years ago.
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A ranger approached her in the dark and shot her with two tranquilizer darts.
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- A drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- A tranquilizer, or tranquiliser (see spelling differences), is a drug that induces tranquillity in an individual.
- Anything that tranquillizes or soothes; A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative
- (Tranquilizers) Depressant drugs that relieve anxiety.
- (Tranquilizers) Drugs prescribed to promote sleep or to reduce anxiety; the NSDUH classification includes benzodiazepines, barbiturates, and other types of CNS depressants.
- (Tranquilizers) Drugs used to relieve symptoms of severe psychosis
- (Tranquilizers) Medications with tranquilizing effects (can also promote sleep). Overdosage can lead to dangerously slowed breathing and possibly death.
- (Tranquilizers) a depressant drug, as Valium or Librium, used as a calming agent in relieving and controlling various emotional disturbances, anxiety neuroses, certain psychoses, etc.
- (tranquilizers) Drugs commonly but often inappropriately prescribed for patients who complain of unhappiness, anxiety, or worry.
