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suppressant|səˈprɛsənt|
[f. suppress v. + -ant1.]
An agent that suppresses or restrains; spec. (more fully appetite suppressant) a drug which suppresses appetite.
1958Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 May 437/1 We were particularly impressed with the marked reduction in side-effects with the new drug, as compared with our previous experience with other appetite suppressants. 1968McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 189/1 material that is applied directly to the burning fuel to reduce the intensity or rate of burning is termed a suppressant. 1974M. C. Gerald Pharmacol. ii. 28 One group of appetite suppressants is composed of indigestible gums that swell when they come into contact with the stomach's fluids. 1977P. Theroux Consul's File 73 Ayer Hitam was malarial, and the tablets we took..were only suppressants. |