sédatif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sedātīvus, from sedō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.da.tif/

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• Homophone: sédatifs

Adjective

sédatif (feminine sédative, masculine plural sédatifs, feminine plural sédatives)

1. (pharmacology) sedative

Descendants

• → Turkish: sedatif

Noun

sédatif m (plural sédatifs)

1. (pharmacology) sedative (an agent or drug that sedates)

Related terms

• sédation

Further reading

• “sédatif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• défaits

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French sédatif, from Medieval Latin sedātīvus.

Adjective

sédatif m

1. (Jersey, pharmacology) sedative

Noun

sédatif m (plural sédatifs)

1. (Jersey, pharmacology) sedative (an agent or drug that sedates)