English Dictionary
sedative
adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a
tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative
properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic},
{tranquilizing}]
n : a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative
drug}, {depressant}, {downer}]
English Computing Dictionary
RELATIVE
Early system on IBM 650. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).