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Depressant vs Depressive - What's the difference?

depressant | depressive |

As adjectives the difference between depressant and depressive

is that depressant is acting as a depressant while depressive is .

As a noun depressant

is (pharmacology) a pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.

depressant

English

(wikipedia depressant)

Noun

  • (pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
    • Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant .
  • (mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting as a depressant.

    • depressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing depression; dispiriting.
  • Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
  • Relative to, characteristic of depression.

    • Derived terms

    * depressively * depressiveness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person suffering from depression.
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