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Meaning of "tranquillizer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRANQUILLIZER

tranquillizer  [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRANQUILLIZER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tranquillizer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRANQUILLIZER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tranquilizer

A tranquilizer, tranquillizer, or tranquilliser, is a drug that induces tranquility in an individual. The term "tranquilizer" is imprecise, and is usually qualified, or replaced with more precise terms: ▪ minor tranquilizer usually refers to anxiolytic or antianxiety agent. ▪ major tranquilizer usually refers to antipsychotics. Antimanic agents can also be considered tranquilizing agents.

Definition of tranquillizer in the English dictionary

The definition of tranquillizer in the dictionary is a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness. Other definition of tranquillizer is anything that tranquillizes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRANQUILLIZER


civiliser
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə
civilizer
ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzə
destabiliser
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
destabilizer
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
fertilizer
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabiliser
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
gyrostabilizer
ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
lyophiliser
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
lyophilizer
laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪzə
mobiliser
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
mobilizer
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪzə
stabilizer
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə
steriliser
ˈsterɪˌlaɪzə
sterilizer
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪzə
stylizer
ˈstaɪˌlaɪzə
tranquiliser
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
tranquilizer
ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə
utiliser
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
utilizer
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪzə
visualiser
ˈvɪʒʊəˌlaɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRANQUILLIZER

tranquil
tranquilisation
tranquilise
tranquiliser
tranquility
tranquilization
tranquilizer
tranquilizer dart
tranquillisation
tranquilliser
tranquillity
tranquillization
tranquillize
tranquillizer dart
tranquilly
tranquilness
trans fat
trans-fatty acid

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRANQUILLIZER

centralizer
crystalizer
crystallizer
finalizer
graphic equalizer
horizontal stabilizer
immobilizer
localizer
nebulizer
neutralizer
normalizer
organizer
parametric equalizer
realizer
socializer
tantalizer
totalizer
vertical stabilizer
visualizer
vitalizer
vocalizer

Synonyms and antonyms of tranquillizer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TRANQUILLIZER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tranquillizer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of tranquillizer

Translation of «tranquillizer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRANQUILLIZER

Find out the translation of tranquillizer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tranquillizer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tranquillizer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镇定剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tranquilizante
570 millions of speakers

English

tranquillizer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शांतिदायक दवा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُهَدِّئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

транквилизатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tranquilizante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিদ্রা আকর্ষণকারী ঔষধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calmant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penenang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beruhigungsmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精神安定剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경 안정제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tranquillizer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuốc an thần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tranquillizer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रान्क्विलिझर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakinleştirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tranquillante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

środek uspokajający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

транквілізатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sedativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηρεμιστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalmeermiddel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lugnande medel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beroligende middel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tranquillizer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANQUILLIZER»

The term «tranquillizer» is normally little used and occupies the 115.775 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tranquillizer
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRANQUILLIZER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tranquillizer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tranquillizer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tranquillizer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRANQUILLIZER»

Discover the use of tranquillizer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tranquillizer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The A-Z Encyclopedia of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
The term “major tranquillizer” was formerly applied to drugs used to treat severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. However, these drugs are now more commonly called neuroleptics; their action specifically relieves the symptoms of ...
Thomas Nordegren, 2002
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Elsewhen
Claire said, “If you do not put on a dress now, that big woman is going to come back with a tranquillizer. We will tranquilliZe you and put on the dress anyway. Either way we are going to get that dress on you. If you do not agree to not to escape ...
William Patterson, 2005
3
Biochemical Targets of Plant Bioactive Compounds: A ...
... (Flunitrazepam competition) (11) [tranquillizer] CBZ-R partial agonist ( Flunitrazepam competition) (11) [tranquillizer] CBZ-R partial agonist ( Flunitrazepam competition) (2) [tranquillizer] CBZ-R partial agonist ( Flunitrazepam competition) (0.3) ...
Gideon Polya, 2003
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How to Design and Report Experiments
new tranquillizer, 'Tohellwivmiwurriz', on levels of anxiety in first- time parachute jumpers. Instead of just having two conditions (tranquillizer versus no tranquillizer ), you could have several conditions, each of which corresponded to a particular  ...
Andy Field, Graham Hole, 2002
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New Directions In The Sociology Of Health
As will be clear by now, tranquillizer dependence involves considering suffering and responsibility. Mental health, and especially anxiety and depression, touches the lives of millions of people in contemporary societies. The apparent ...
Geoff Payne, Pamela Abbott, 2003
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PROGRESS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Carbamates and Aifopkarzaées The tranquillizer meprobamate (2-methyl-2-n- propyl-l ,3-propanediol dicarbamate, LVII) is anticonvulsant in experimental animals and relatively long acting“? It is reported to be effective in petit mal129' 573»574 ...
Gwynn Pennant Ellis, Geoffrey Buckle West, 1963
7
Modern Medicine: Lay Perspectives And Experiences
of aninjectable tranquillizer. In TheCook report graphic representations of drugs showeringdown fromthetopof the screenwere createdinordertopress home themessage of dependence, reinforcing astory of onewoman user«s attempt to ...
Simon J. Williams University of Warwick; Michael Calnan University of Kent.,, 2013
8
Drug Effects on Laboratory Test Results
Controls Treated Age OW (Z):: Age OW (Z) :: Other drugs taken 1 23 - 18 25 - 18 1 Tranquillizer 2 19 - 3 ... 35. + 5 None 5 30 + 8 30 + 1 1 1 Tranquillizer 6 44 + 17 43 + 20 1 Tranquillizer 7 39 + 45 ...
G. Siest, 1980
9
Introduction to Research in the Health Sciences
Our participants (n = 200) kept diaries over a period of one year, recording each time they had taken a sedative or tranquillizer. The research question is: Is there a difference 149 159 171 181 between sedative or tranquillizer use in older and ...
Stephen Polgar, Shane A. Thomas, 2013
10
Health and Canadian Society: Sociological Perspectives
11. Role. Strains. And. Tranquillizer. Use. Ruth. Cooperstock. and. Henry. L. Lennard. Over the past fifteen years minor tranquillizers, particularly the benzodiazepines, have become a part of the armament of physicians as well as an accepted ...
David Coburn, Carl D'Arcy, George Murray Torrance, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRANQUILLIZER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tranquillizer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Annoying Cats
One person recommended that I give the cat some type of a tranquillizer when I take her to my house. Another person said a tranquillizer didn't work on her cat. «Hillcountrynews, Jul 15»
2
Viral Images: Colorado University Students Capture Baby Bear …
Bear was given tranquillizer so that it could fall. (Photo: University of Colorado Boulder). Students and others who contacted local authorities quickly took to ... «Focus News, Jul 15»
3
Teen had horse tranquillizer, drugs that caused deaths
Included were ketamine — described by federal prosecutor Kathleen Nolan as a "horse tranquillizer" — and a designer drug so new it hasn't been made illegal ... «Waterloo Record, Jun 15»
4
Police hunt escaped zoo animals after floods in Georgian capital
Reuters photographs showed a marksman shooting tranquillizer darts at a hippopotamus walking past shops on a mud-soaked street. Reuters photographs ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»
5
South African rangers step up search for escaped lion
When it is found, Ludick said the lion would likely be shot with a tranquillizer dart and transported back to the wildlife park it escaped from. Rangers earlier failed ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
6
Ketamine is actually an anti-depressant, according to research from …
... it does already have a medicinal use (its intended use is as a horse tranquillizer), however now researchers believe it could be used as an anti-depressant…. «Metro, Jun 15»
7
Black bear shot by police after roaming backyards in Newmarket
... for officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources to arrive with tranquillizers. ... for three days now, why wasn't someone waiting here with a tranquillizer gun." ... «CP24 Toronto's Breaking News, Jun 15»
8
Link between serotonin and depression 'marketing of a myth'
After concerns emerged about tranquillizer dependence in the early 1980s, drug companies marketed SSRIs for depression, “even though they were weaker ... «Genetic Literacy Project, Apr 15»
9
Link between serotonin and depression is a myth, argues leading …
"After concerns emerged about tranquillizer dependence in the early 1980s, drug companies marketed SSRIs for depression, even though they were weaker ... «Science a Gogo, Apr 15»
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Rytuał metalizowania czas zacząć. Wystąpią Tranquillizer, Warfist …
Tranquillizer gra od 2008 r. Do tej pory założyciele, Madelaine Kühn i Johanes Gauerke, zaprosili do współpracy wielu muzyków - jedyne, co się nie zmieniło, ... «Gazeta.pl, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tranquillizer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tranquillizer>. May 2024 ».
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