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depressant

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Is depressant a Scrabble word?

Yes, depressant is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of depressant?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.Examples: "Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant."; "The prescription painkiller Emily Jackson took is a respiratory depressant that slows breathing. That in combination with the alcohol, another respiratory depressant, overwhelmed her brain, which stopped giving her heart and lungs the signal to keep functioning."; "On the opposite end of the drug side effect spectrum are downers. This slang term refers to CNS depressants, the types of drugs that produce a sedative effect by slowing down the messages sent and received between the central nervous system and the brain."

2. (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

adj (English)

1. (pharmacology) Reducing functional or nervous activity.Examples: "the conception of the asomatous depressant malaria"

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "depressant"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "depressant"?

Scrabble
13 points
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Words With Friends
15 points
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