APPETITE SUPPRESSANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does appetite suppressant mean? 

• APPETITE SUPPRESSANT (noun)
  The noun APPETITE SUPPRESSANT has 1 sense:

1. a drug that suppresses appetite

  Familiarity information: APPETITE SUPPRESSANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• APPETITE SUPPRESSANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug that suppresses appetite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

appetite suppressant; suppressant

Hypernyms ("appetite suppressant" is a kind of...):

drug (a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)

 Context examples 

A natural monoamine alkaloid derivative and a sympathomimetic stimulant with appetite suppressant property.

(Phentermine, NCI Thesaurus)

It contains hydroxycitric acid and is claimed to be an appetite suppressant.

(Garcinia cambogia Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

A racemic mixture of phenylalanine, an aromatic amino acid with antidepressant, analgesic and appetite suppressant properties.

(DL-Phenylalanine, NCI Thesaurus)