ANXIOLYTIC

• ANXIOLYTIC (noun)
  The noun ANXIOLYTIC has 1 sense:

1. a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability

  Familiarity information: ANXIOLYTIC used as a noun is very rare.

• ANXIOLYTIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANXIOLYTIC has 1 sense:

1. anxiety relieving

  Familiarity information: ANXIOLYTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

• ANXIOLYTIC (noun)

Meaning:

A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer

Hypernyms ("anxiolytic" is a kind of...):

antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anxiolytic"):

benzodiazepine (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)

BuSpar; buspirone (a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety)

Dalmane; flurazepam; flurazepam hydrochloride (tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia)

Atarax; hydroxyzine; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; Vistaril (a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness)

Equanil; Meprin; meprobamate; Miltown (a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety)

oxazepam; Serax (a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal)

perphenazine; Triavil (tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults)

• ANXIOLYTIC (adjective)

Meaning:

Anxiety relieving

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

anxiety (a relatively permanent state of anxiety occurring in a variety of mental disorders)