suppressant
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- noun
- /səˈprɛsənt/
- Specialized
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supresor del apetito
- This doctor recommends an appetite suppressant to help manage your hunger during the first few weeks of your diet.
- appetite suppressant
- cough suppressant
- dust suppressants
And then pharmaceutical performance enhancing drugs, anabolic steroids, growth hormones, appetite suppressants and the like.
- And then pharmaceutical performance enhancing drugs, anabolic steroids, growth hormones, appetite suppressants and the like.
Examples
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It's an appetite suppressant that kicks in while we are sleeping, making us not hungry.
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Pseudoephedrine is an effective decongestant, whereas ephedrine is a stronger stimulant and appetite suppressant used in diet pills.
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Did you take that appetite suppressant I gave you on Dr. McKenzie's orders?
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There are several spices that have appetite-suppressant and metabolism-boosting properties.
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One of these is called leptin, and that is an appetite suppressant hormone that's released by our own fat in our body.
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Although MDMA was synthesized in 1914 as an appetite suppressant, it was never marketed.
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After starting her new diet, she decided to use an appetite suppressant to help control her cravings.
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Many people rely on an appetite suppressant when trying to lose weight.
Synonyms
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A drug or substance that makes you feel less hungry
Making a person feel less hungry
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A drug that lowers the body's natural defense to stop organ rejection or treat diseases where the body attacks itself
How Appetite-Reducing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word suppressant comes from the verb suppress, which comes from parts meaning 'under' and the idea of press, so it originally meant to 'press down'. So a suppressant is something, often a drug, that 'presses down' your appetite or reduces it.