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euphoriant, a. and n. Med.|juːˈfɔːrɪənt|
[f. euphoria + -ant1.]
A. adj. Of drugs: inducing euphoria or an exaggerated feeling of well-being.
B. n. A drug with this property.
1947Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 June 919/1 The ideal euphoriant for clinical use..must induce a high degree of euphoria, must be stable and fully active by the oral route. Ibid., There is a common and widespread belief that all euphoriant drugs are necessarily habit-forming, whereas this is in fact not the case. 1957H. McIlwain Chemotherapy & Central Nervous System x. 243 Synhexyl proved euphoriant, producing drowsiness, lightheadedness, and feelings of strangeness and of floating. 1965J. Pollitt Depression & its Treatment iv. 48 Treatment with drugs may be indicated in certain cases, either in the form of sedatives, tranquillisers or euphoriants. 1968A. Goldstein et al. Princ. Drug Action ix. 592 Although..the narcotics produce similar actions in all animal species, the euphoriant actions can be observed directly only in man. |