- suppressant
- noun Date: 1942 an agent (as a drug) that tends to suppress or reduce in intensity rather than eliminate something
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suppressant — [sə pres′ənt] n. something, esp. a drug, that tends to suppress an action, condition, etc. [a cough suppressant] … English World dictionary
suppressant — 1958, from SUPPRESS (Cf. suppress) + ANT (Cf. ant) … Etymology dictionary
suppressant — ► NOUN ▪ a drug or other substance which acts to suppress something … English terms dictionary
suppressant — UK [səˈpres(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms suppressant : singular suppressant plural suppressants medical a drug that stops or limits the effects of something an appetite suppressant … English dictionary
suppressant — sup·press·ant sə pres ənt adj SUPPRESSIVE suppressant n an agent (as a drug) that tends to suppress or reduce in intensity rather than eliminate something <a cough suppressant> * * * sup·pres·sant (sə presґənt) 1. inducing… … Medical dictionary
suppressant — [[t]səpre̱sənt[/t]] suppressants N COUNT: n N A suppressant is a drug which is used to stop one of the natural functions of the body. [MEDICAL] ...the brief period in her life when she took Dexedrine as an appetite suppressant … English dictionary
suppressant — /seuh pres euhnt/, n. a substance that suppresses an undesirable action or condition: an appetite suppressant. [1940 45; SUPRESS + ANT] * * * … Universalium
suppressant — noun Suppressant is used after these nouns: ↑cough … Collocations dictionary
suppressant — sup|press|ant [səˈpresənt] n appetite/cough/pain etc suppressant a drug or medicine that makes you less hungry, cough less etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
suppressant — sup|pres|sant [ sə presnt ] noun count a drug that stops or limits the effects of something: an appetite suppressant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suppressant — sup•pres•sant [[t]səˈprɛs ənt[/t]] n. pha a substance that suppresses an undesirable action or condition: a cough suppressant[/ex] • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
