Term: depressant
IPA: dɪˈpɹɛsənt

==English==
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|depress|-ant|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/dɪˈpɹɛsənt/|a=UK,US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-depressant.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-depressant.ogg|a=US}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɛsənt|s=3}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[pharmacological]] [[substance]] which [[decrease]]s [[neuronal]] or [[physiological]] [[activity]].
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