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Meaning of RELAXANT

Pronunciation:  ree'laksunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension
  2. [adj]  tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension; "a relaxant drug"
 
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 Synonyms: depressant
 
 See Also: drug, muscle relaxant, treatment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*lax"ant\ (r?-l?ks"ant), n. [L. relaxans, p. pr. of
relaxare.] (Med.)
A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.
 
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