tranquillizer

  • 1tranquillizer — (also tranquilliser; US also tranquilizer) ► NOUN ▪ a medicinal drug taken to reduce tension or anxiety …

    English terms dictionary

  • 2tranquillizer — n. 1) to take a tranquillizer 2) to prescribe a tranquillizer for * * * [ træŋkwɪlaɪzə] to prescribe a tranquillizer for to take a tranquillizer …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 3tranquillizer — UK [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzə(r)] / US [ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪzər] noun [countable] Word forms tranquillizer : singular tranquillizer plural tranquillizers a drug that makes people calmer when they are very worried or nervous be on tranquillizers (= take them… …

    English dictionary

  • 4Tranquillizer — 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

  • 5tranquillizer — noun Tranquillizer/tranquilizer is used before these nouns: ↑gun …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 6tranquillizer — [[t]træ̱ŋkwɪlaɪzə(r)[/t]] tranquillizers N COUNT (The spellings tranquilizer in American English, and tranquilliser in British English are also used.) A tranquillizer is a drug that makes people feel calmer or less anxious. Tranquillizers are… …

    English dictionary

  • 7tranquillizer — tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquillizer are spelt with two ls in BrE, but usually with one l in AmE. The adverb is tranquilly in both varieties …

    Modern English usage

  • 8tranquillizer — noun see tranquilizer …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9tranquillizer — noun tranquilizer …

    Wiktionary

  • 10tranquillizer — n. a drug that produces a calming effect, relieving anxiety and tension. antipsychotic drugs (formerly known as major tranquillizers) have this effect and are used to treat severe mental disorders (psychoses), including schizophrenia and mania.… …

    Medical dictionary