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PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychotropic agent mean? 

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT (noun)
  The noun PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT has 1 sense:

1. a chemical substance that can influence human consciousnessplay

  Familiarity information: PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical substance that can influence human consciousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("psychotropic agent" is a kind of...):

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "psychotropic agent"):

antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)


 Context examples 


The hydrochloride salt form of cidoxepin, a psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin, NCI Thesaurus)



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