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ALLEVIANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alleviant mean?
• ALLEVIANT (noun)
The noun ALLEVIANT has 1 sense:
1. remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Familiarity information: ALLEVIANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Remedy that alleviates pain without curing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
alleviant; alleviator; palliative
Hypernyms ("alleviant" is a kind of...):
curative; cure; remedy; therapeutic (a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
Derivation:
alleviate (provide physical relief, as from pain)
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