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tranquilliser::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, 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 | tranquillise |
Examples of tranquilliser
tranquilliser
A ready source of cash and, with its medicinal qualities, a tranquilliser to boot.
From the telegraph.co.uk
McPhee had been drinking beer and had taken tranquilliser pills on the day.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Something about the place seems to act as a kind of tranquilliser.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Wolfe tried to save a tiger by using a tranquilliser dart, but it charged her then tried to flee.
From the guardian.co.uk
His mother said a local UDA boss had sold the boy ketamine, a tranquilliser used to sedate horses.
From the economist.com
To fit a collar, the rangers must immobilise the animal by shooting it with a tranquilliser dart.
From the newscientist.com
This natural tranquilliser helps us to relax and a deficiency leads to anxiety, muscular tension, insomnia and depression.
From the metro.co.uk
Indeed there were several antidepressant preparations that included a tranquilliser, such as Mutabon and Parstelin.
From the newscientist.com
It was used to treat soldiers in Vietnam, found favour with vets as a horse tranquilliser and became popular with clubbers.
From the independent.co.uk
- Tranquilizer: a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
- A sedative (variant names, tranquilizer or tranq) is a substance that induces sedation by reducing irritability or excitement.
- Alternative spelling of tranquilizer
- (Tranquillisers) are calming drugs used to manage various mental disorders. They can be differentiated from sedatives in that (unless used in high doses) they do not interfere with thought processes or send the user to sleep.
- Drugs that calm, soothe, relieve anxiety and may also cause drowsiness.
