Relaxant vs Anxiolytic - What's the difference?

relaxant | anxiolytic |


As nouns the difference between relaxant and anxiolytic

is that relaxant is something which promotes relaxation while anxiolytic is (medicine) a drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.

As an adjective anxiolytic is

that reduces anxiety; tranquilizing.

relaxant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something which promotes relaxation.

    • References

    * OED2 ----

    anxiolytic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That reduces anxiety; tranquilizing

    • Antonyms

    * (reducing anxiety)

    Noun

    (wikipedia anxiolytic) (en noun)
  • (medicine) A drug prescribed for the treatment of symptoms of anxiety.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * (anxiety-treating drug)

    Related terms

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    See also

    * tranquilizer