Depressant: (1) Diminishing functional tone or activity. (2) An agent that reduces nervous or functional activity, such as a sedative or anesthetic. [L. de-primo, pp. -pressus, to press down]
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Depressant: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person.
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The following list attempts to classify Depressant into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: WordNet 2.1
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