depressant
noun [C] /dɪˈpres.ənt/Definition
› a drug that slows the rate of the body's functions: Alcohol is a depressant.Specific types of drugDrugs - general wordsSpecific medicines and drugs depressant adjective › These drugs have a depressant effect.Specific types of drugDrugs - general wordsSpecific medicines and drugs
(Definition of depressant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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