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- noun Plural form of
sedative .
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Examples
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The sedatives were a fortunate anesthetic that dulled the physical abuse.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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The sedatives were a fortunate anesthetic that dulled the physical abuse.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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The sedatives were a fortunate anesthetic that dulled the physical abuse.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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The sedatives were a fortunate anesthetic that dulled the physical abuse.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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To him those waiting for death who sought non-failing amusement in the waves which acted as their sedatives were a lost and lifeless abhorrence.
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These substances have by physicians been called sedatives: and though the existence of such bodies is denied by Dr. Brown, yet we are constrained to admit them; nor do their effects seem incapable of being explained on the principle laid down, especially if we call in the aid of chemistry.
Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease Thomas Garnett 1784
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The most commonly used drugs identified in drug-related suicides were psychoactive drugs, such as sedatives and antidepressants, followed by opiates and prescription pain medications (WONDER 2007).
Poison 2008
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It generally subsides by the use of family remedies, such as sedatives, astringents, and palliative diets.
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The spa can't dispense medication, such as sedatives and pain pills.
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The spa can't dispense medication, such as sedatives and pain pills.
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