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anxiolytic

[ ang-zee-uh-lit-ik ]

adjective

  1. anxiety relieving.

anxiolytic

/ ˌæŋksɪəʊˈlɪtɪk /

noun

  1. any of a class of drugs that reduce anxiety
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to this class of drugs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

anxiolytic

/ ăng′zē-ō-lĭt′ĭk /

  1. A drug used to treat acute or chronic anxiety.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anxiolytic1

First recorded in 1960–65; anxi(ety) + -o- + -lytic

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