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Definition of tranquilizer - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
calming agentUS something that calms or soothesUS
- Listening to music can be a tranquilizer.
2.
pharmacologyTECH. US drug reducing anxiety or tensionTECH. US
- The doctor prescribed a tranquilizer for her anxiety.
3.
medicalTECH. US device firing sedative dartsTECH. US
- The ranger used a tranquilizer on the wild animal.
Images of tranquilizer
device firing sedative darts
Expressions with tranquilizer
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projectile used to sedate or immobilize animals from a distance
The tranquilizer dart helped capture the escaped tiger.
powerful sedative used illegally
The police found horse tranquilizer in the suspect's possession.
medicine that lessens worry and causes light drowsiness
The doctor prescribed a minor tranquilizer to help me sleep and relax.
Origin of tranquilizer
Latin, tranquillus (calm) + -izer (agent)
Terms with tranquilizer included in their meaning
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medical
drug with antipsychotic effects used as a tranquilizer
medical
tranquilizer used to reduce anxiety
drug
powerful drug used as a sleeping pill or tranquilizer
antipsychotic drug
tranquilizer used for managing Tourette's syndrome
medical
drug used as a tranquilizer for anxiety and motion sickness
veterinary medicine
mixture of etorphine and tranquilizer for muscle relaxation
muscle tension
tranquilizer for muscle tension
medical
sedative and tranquilizer for muscle tension
pharmacology
synthetic compound used as a tranquilizer for mental illness
medical
calm a person or animal with a tranquilizer
Examples of tranquilizer in a sentence
Reading a book served as a tranquilizer for her. She took a tranquilizer before the flight. A tranquilizer was used to calm the patient. The tranquilizer was effective in calming the bear. They loaded the tranquilizer into the dart gun carefully.
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- French:tranquillisant, fusil anesthésiant, ...
- German:Beruhigungsmittel, Betäubungsgewehr, ...
- Italian:tranquillante, fucile sedativo, ...
- Spanish:tranquilizante, ansiolítico, ...
- Portuguese:calmante, tranquilizante, ...
- Chinese:镇静剂, 安定药, ...
- Japanese:鎮静剤, 精神安定剤, ...
- Arabic:مُهَدِّئ, دواء مهدئ, ...
- Hebrew:חוֹמֶר מַרְגִּיעַ, תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָּעָה, ...
- Russian:успокоительное, успокоительное средство, ...
- Ukrainian:заспокійливий засіб, заспокійливе, ...
- Hindi:शांतिदायक, चिंतानाशक, ...
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