relaxant

adjective

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re·lax·ant | \ ri-ˈlak-sənt

Definition of relaxant

(Entry 1 of 2)

: of, relating to, or producing relaxation an anesthetic and relaxant agent

relaxant

noun

Definition of relaxant (Entry 2 of 2)

: a substance (such as a drug) that relaxes specifically : one that relieves muscular tension

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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Prosecutors said that instead of giving Murphey a dose of the sedative Versed, Vaught injected the patient with the powerful muscle relaxant vecuronium, which left her unable to breathe. — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 Once unconsciousness was confirmed, the rest of the chemicals began to flow through the IV lines: a muscle relaxant called rocuronium bromide, and potassium chloride, to induce cardiac arrest. — New York Times, 5 Dec. 2021 Laughing for 10 minutes before sleeping is its own relaxant. — New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021 First synthesized by a pair of chemists—one a Merck employee and the other a consultant for the company—in 1956, the drug reached pharmacies in the 1970s as a muscle relaxant and pain reliever, under the brand name Flexeril. — Michael Schulson, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021 Just one week after the attacks, he was prescribed a muscle relaxant for a backache. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2021 The impulse can act as a sort of muscle relaxant, a release valve that also, perhaps not incidentally, corresponds to periods of persistent discomfort or despair, or some kind of admixture of the two. — Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021 Chloe has been visiting Diane in order to feed her the same canine muscle relaxant pills that she was once forced to take. — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2021 Chloe has been visiting Diane in order to feed her the same canine muscle relaxant pills that she was once forced to take. — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2021 See More

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