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depressants

depressants is the plural of depressant.

Meaning of depressant

Noun

depressant (countable and uncountable, plural depressants)

  1. A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
    • Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant.
  2. An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

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Questions about depressants

What is depressants the plural of?
Depressants is the plural of depressant.

Words near depressants in the dictionary

  1. depress
  2. depress the pole
  3. depressability
  4. depressable
  5. depressant
  6. depressants
  7. depressariid
  8. depressariids
  9. depressed
  10. depressedly
  11. depressedness

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