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tranquilizer

noun tran·quil·iz·er

Medical Definition of TRANQUILIZER

:  a drug used to reduce mental disturbance (as anxiety and tension)—see antipsychotic

Variants of TRANQUILIZER

tran·quil·iz·er or chiefly British tran·quil·liz·er or tran·quil·lis·er \-ˌlī-zər\

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