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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sedative/ˈsedətɪv/

▶adjective promoting calm or inducing sleep. ▶noun a sedative drug.

– origin ME: from OFr. sedatif or med. L. sedativus, from L. sedat-, sedare (see sedate1).

'sedative' also found in these Oxford entries:

Amytal - barbitone - barbiturate - bromide - calmative - chloral - chlorpromazine - hemlock - lemon verbena - Mandrax - methaqualone - paraldehyde - pentobarbitone - phenobarbitone - Rohypnol - Seconal - sedation - temazepam - thalidomide - tranquillize - Tuinal - valerian

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