ataractic

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  • Noun:
    a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
  • Adjective:
    tending to soothe or tranquilize

Word Origin

ataractic (adj.)
1941, from Greek ataraktos "not disturbed" (see ataraxia) + -ic.

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