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S vs Sedative - What's the difference?

s | sedative |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective sedative is

.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .
  • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.
  • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    sedative

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
  • Synonyms

    * (agents that cause sleep) sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilizer * (other agents that sedate) anxiolytic, depressant, downer

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Calming]], soothing, inducing sleep, [[tranquilize, tranquilizing
  • Synonyms

    * ataractic * ataraxic

    References

    * (wikipedia "sedative")

    Anagrams

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