appetite suppressant
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appetite suppressant — noun a drug that suppresses appetite • Syn: ↑suppressant • Hypernyms: ↑drug … Useful english dictionary
suppressant — UK [səˈpres(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms suppressant : singular suppressant plural suppressants medical a drug that stops or limits the effects of something an appetite suppressant … English dictionary
suppressant — noun a drug that suppresses appetite • Syn: ↑appetite suppressant • Hypernyms: ↑drug … Useful english dictionary
suppressant — [[t]səpre̱sənt[/t]] suppressants N COUNT: n N A suppressant is a drug which is used to stop one of the natural functions of the body. [MEDICAL] ...the brief period in her life when she took Dexedrine as an appetite suppressant … English dictionary
suppressant — /seuh pres euhnt/, n. a substance that suppresses an undesirable action or condition: an appetite suppressant. [1940 45; SUPRESS + ANT] * * * … Universalium
suppressant — sup|pres|sant [ sə presnt ] noun count a drug that stops or limits the effects of something: an appetite suppressant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suppressant — sup|press|ant [səˈpresənt] n appetite/cough/pain etc suppressant a drug or medicine that makes you less hungry, cough less etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
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Anorectic — An anorectic or anorexic (from the Greek an = without and orexis = appetite ), also known as anorexigenic or appetite suppressant, is a dietary supplement and/or drug which reduces appetite, food consumption, and as a result, causes weight loss… … Wikipedia
Cigarette smoking for weight loss — is a practice dating to early knowledge of nicotine as an appetite suppressant. Tobacco use was associated with appetite suppression among pre Columbian indigenous Americans, and old world Europeans.[1] For decades, tobacco companies have… … Wikipedia
