relaxant

Noun · Adjective

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Noun (1)

  1. a drug that relaxes and relieves tensionType of drugKinds muscle relaxant

Adjective (1)

  1. tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension“a relaxant drug”Opposite stimulativeSimilar depressant

Related words unlax verb, unbend verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·lax′ant (r?-l?ks′ant), noun

Origin: L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare.

Medicine A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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