ProphetesAI is thinking...
ataractic
Answers
MindMap
Loading...
Sources
ataractic
ataractic, -axic, a. (ætəˈræktɪk, -ˈæksɪk) [f. Gr. ἀτάρακτος not disturbed, calm + -ic; cf. ataraxy.] a. Calm, serene.1941 H. Miller Colossus of Maroussi i. 90 Mycenae..reared in anthropophagous luxury, reptilian, ataraxic, stunning and stunned. b. Med. Of drugs: inducing calmness, tranquillizing. H...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Pecazine
Pecazine was first synthesized in 1953 by Wilhelm Schuler and Otto Nieschulz and was quickly incorporated into psychiatric practice as an ataractic, i.e
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
tranquillizer
tranquillizer (ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪzə(r)) Also (now U.S.) -ilizer. [f. prec. + -er1.] a. One who or that which tranquillizes; spec. any of a large class of drugs in widespread use since the 1950s for the reduction of tension or anxiety and the treatment of psychotic states; also fig.1800 F. Burney Jrnl. 7 Ma...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
thymoleptic
thymoleptic, a. (n.) Pharm. (θaɪməʊˈlɛptɪk) [f. Gr. θῡµός soul, spirit + λῆψις seizing: see -ic.] (Of or pertaining to) a psychic energizer (see psychic a. (n.) 1 a).1959 New Scientist 31 Dec. 1351/2 So novel are these [psychotherapeutic] drugs that even the scientific terms used to describe their a...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Antipsychotic
In the use of the terms "tranquilizer" and "ataractic", medical practitioners distinguished between the "major tranquilizers" or "major ataractics", which
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
Serax
Serax Pharm. (ˈsɛræks) A proprietary name in Canada and the U.S. for oxazepam.1957 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 27 Aug. tm 148/2 American Home Products Corporaton... Serax. For ataractic. First use Feb. 4, 1957. 1968 Jrnl. Pharmaceut. Sci. LVII. 312/2 Oxazepam is a psychotropic agent. [Note] M...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai