History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
barbiturate

(a kind of) drug used to calm a person's nerves and to cause sleep

soothing agent, medicine

hypnotic

of hypnosis

spellbinding, sleep-inducing

sedative

(a medicine, drug) used to calm the nerves and reduce stress

soothing

tranquillizer

a drug that produced a calm mental state

soothing agent, medicine

CALMATIVE as in Wiktionary
CALMATIVE as in Wikipedia