tranquilizer

tranquilizer
Synonyms and related words:
Amytal, Amytal pill, DET, DMT, Demerol, Dolophine, H, LSD, Librium, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mary Jane, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, STP, Seconal, Seconal pill, Serpasil, THC, Thorazine, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, Valium, acid, alcohol, alleviative, alleviator, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anesthetic, anodyne, antidepressant, assuager, ataractic, balm, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, calmative, chloral hydrate, codeine, codeine cough syrup, cushion, depressant, depressor, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, dolly, dolorifuge, dope, downer, drug, gage, ganja, goofball, grass, hallucinogen, hard stuff, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, heroin, hop, horse, hypnotic, joint, junk, kava, knockout drop, knockout drops, laudanum, lenitive, liquor, lotus, marijuana, meperidine, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, methadone, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, mitigator, moderator, modulator, mollifier, morning glory seeds, morphia, morphine, narcotic, opiate, opium, pacificator, pacifier, pain killer, pain-killer, palliative, paregoric, peacemaker, pen yan, peyote, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, rauwolfia, red, reefer, reserpine, restraining hand, roach, salve, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, shock absorber, sleep-inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, stabilizer, stick, tar, tea, temperer, thalidomide, turps, weed, white stuff, wiser head, yellow, yellow jacket

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  • Tranquilizer — Tran quil*i zer, Tranquillizer Tran quil*li zer , n. One who, or that which, tranquilizes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tranquilizer — index narcotic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tranquilizer — (n.) sedative, 1824 (first reference is to ground ivy), agent noun from TRANQUILIZE (Cf. tranquilize); in reference to one of a large group of anti anxiety drugs, it is recorded by 1956 …   Etymology dictionary

  • tranquilizer — or tranquillizer [trang′kwəlī΄zər, tran′kwəlīz΄ər] n. a person or thing that tranquilizes; esp., a depressant drug, as Valium or Librium, used as a calming agent in relieving and controlling various emotional disturbances, anxiety neuroses,… …   English World dictionary

  • Tranquilizer — Als Tranquillanzien bzw. Tranquilizer (lat. tranquillare = beruhigen) wird eine Gruppe von Psychopharmaka zusammengefasst, die angstlösend (anxiolytisch) und entspannend (sedierend) wirken. Als synonyme Begriffe gelten Anxiolytika (lat. anxius =… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tranquilizer — In pharmacology, a drug that calms and relieves anxiety. The first tranquilizer, chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride (brand name: Librium) received FDA approval in 1960. Tranquillizers range in potency from mild to major, with increasing levels of… …   Medical dictionary

  • Tranquilizer — Sedativum (fachsprachlich); Beruhigungsmittel * * * Tran|qui|li|zer 〈[træ̣ηkwılaızə(r)] m. 3〉 beruhigendes Arzneimittel; Sy Ataraktikum [<engl. tranquilize „beruhigen“] * * * Tran|qui|li|zer [ træŋkwɪlaɪzə[r]; engl. tranquilize = beruhigen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tranquilizer — [Nerven]beruhigungsmittel; (ugs.): Nervenmittel; (Jargon): Downer; (Med., Pharm., Psychol.): Mitigans, Neuroleptikum, Sedativum, Temperantium, Tranquillans. * * * Tranquilizer,der:⇨Beruhigungsmittel Tranquilizer→Beruhigungsmittel …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • tranquilizer — noun a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑tranquillizer, ↑tranquilliser, ↑antianxiety agent, ↑ataractic drug, ↑ataractic agent, ↑ataractic • Derivationall …   Useful english dictionary

  • tranquilizer — /trang kweuh luy zeuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that tranquilizes. 2. a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep. 3. See antianxiety drug. 4. antipsychotic (def. 2). Also, tranquillizer. [1790 1800; TRANQUILIZE + ER1] *… …   Universalium

  • tranquilizer — also tranquillizer noun Date: 1800 1. one that tranquilizes 2. a drug used to reduce mental disturbance (as anxiety and tension) compare antipsychotic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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