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relaxant

[ ri-lak-suhnt ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or causing a relaxation.


noun

  1. Pharmacology. a drug that relaxes, especially one that lessens strain in muscle.

relaxant

/ °ùɪˈ±ôæ°ì²õÉ™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. med a drug or agent that relaxes, esp one that relaxes tense muscles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or tending to produce relaxation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of relaxant1

1765–75; < Latin relaxant- (stem of °ù±ð±ô²¹³æÄå²Ô²õ ), present participle of °ù±ð±ô²¹³æÄå°ù±ð. See relax, -ant
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“I describe it to people as a muscle relaxant,†Edward said.

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But all contain the same harmful mix of ingredients: tapentadol, a powerful opioid, and carisoprodol, a muscle relaxant so addictive it's banned in Europe.

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The outbreak was prompted by the deaths of two children who received vaccines prepared with an expired muscle relaxant instead of water.

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After two Samoan children died in 2018 from vaccines that nurses accidentally infused with muscle relaxant, the Samoan government suspended its vaccination program.

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He also wrote he needed muscle relaxants and painkillers just to get through the filming of an episode.

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