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καταπραϋντικό — meaning in English

katapraydiko

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English meaning

  • sedative noun A drug that calms a person or induces sleep.
  • tranquilizer noun A drug used to calm anxiety, tension, or agitation.

Senses

καταπραϋντικό is used for these senses in English:

  • sedative (pharmaceutical drug) An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
  • tranquilizer That which tranquillizes or soothes.

sedative — full definition

  1. noun A drug that calms a person or induces sleep.
  2. adj Having a calming or sleep-inducing effect.

tranquilizer — full definition

  1. noun A drug used to calm anxiety, tension, or agitation.
  2. noun A gun that fires sedative darts, used especially on animals.

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