tranquillizer

ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzər

Definition

Definition of tranquillizer - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

drug that calms without affecting mental clarity

TECH.

The doctor prescribed a tranquillizer for her anxiety.

anxiolytic

calmative

sedative

animal sedation

TECH.

device for administering sedatives to animals

TECH.

The zookeeper used a tranquillizer gun to sedate the agitated lion..

sedative

tranquilizer

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Origin of tranquillizer

Latin, tranquillus (calm) + English, -izer (agent)

Examples of tranquillizer in a sentence

The patient was given a tranquillizer before the procedure.
The vet prepared a tranquillizer for the nervous horse.
A tranquillizer dart was used to capture the wild animal.

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French:tranquillisant, fusil tranquillisant, ...
German:Beruhigungsmittel, Betäubungsgewehr, ...
Italian:tranquillante, tranquillizzante, ...
Spanish:tranquilizante, sedante, ...
Portuguese:tranquilizante, tranquilizador, ...
Chinese:镇静剂, 麻醉枪, ...
Japanese:精神安定剤, 麻酔銃, ...
Arabic:مُهَدِّئ, بُنْدُقِيَّة مُهَدِّئات, ...
Hebrew:תְּרוּפַת הַרְגָּעָה, אֲקַדַּח הֲרְדָמָה, ...
Russian:успокоительное, транквилизаторное ружьё, ...
Ukrainian:транквілізатор, пристрій для введення заспокійливого, ...
Hindi:शांतिदायक, बेहोश करने वाली बंदूक, ...
Bengali:শান্তকারী ঔষধ, প্রশান্তিদায়ক বন্দুক, ...
Catalan:tranquil.litzant, fusell tranquil.litzant, ...
Czech:trankvilizér, uspávací puška, ...
Danish:beroligende, beroligende pistol, ...
Dutch:kalmeringsmiddel, verdovingsgeweer, ...
Greek:ηρεμιστικό, όπλο ηρεμιστικό, ...
Hungarian:nyugtató, altatólövedékes puska, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាំស្ងប់អារម្មណ៍, កាំភ្លើងបាញ់ថ្នាំងងុយសម្រាប់សត្វ, ...
Korean:진정제, 마취총, ...
Persian:آرام‌بخش, تفنگ بیهوشی, ...
Polish:środek uspokajający, pistolet uspokajający, ...
Portuguese (BR):tranquilizante, ...
Romanian:tranchilizant, pușcă tranchilizantă, ...
Swedish:lugnande medel, bedövningsmedel, ...
Thai:ยากล่อมประสาท, ปืนยาสลบ, ...
Turkish:sakinleştirici, uyuşturucu tabancası, ...
Vietnamese:thuốc an thần, súng gây mê, ...

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