suppressant (redirected from suppressants)

sup·press  (s-prs)

tr.v. sup·pressed, sup·press·ing, sup·press·es

1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.

2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.

3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.

4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.

5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check: suppress a smile.

6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or cough, for example); arrest.

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[Middle English suppressen, from Latin supprimere, suppress- : sub-, sub- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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sup·pressant n.

sup·pressi·ble adj.

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suppressant [səˈprɛsənt]

adj

tending to suppress or restrain an action or condition

n

(Medicine) a suppressant drug or agent a cough suppressant

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetite       appetite suppressant drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

Translations

suppressant [səˈpresnt] N → inhibidor m
appetite suppressant → inhibidor m del apetito

suppressant

n (Med) Medikament zur Unterdrückung bestimmter Körperfunktionen appetite suppressant → Appetitzügler m