suppressant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sup·press·ant /səˈpresənt/ noun [countable] appetite/cough/pain etc suppressant a drug or medicine that makes you less hungry, cough less etc 食欲/咳嗽/疼痛等抑制剂

Examples from the Corpus

suppressant• It was designed for use as an appetite suppressant, to be taken along with a certain pill.• No ionisation suppressant is specified for sodium or potassium determinations.• It is treated with an odour suppressant at the mill and is best spread straight from the bag and immediately ploughed down.

sup·press·ant nounChineseSyllable

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suppressant
sup‧press‧ant /səˈpresənt/

noun [countable]
appetite/cough/pain etc suppressant a drug or medicine that makes you less hungry, cough less etc

sup·pres·sant

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/səˈpresnt/

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NAmE

/səˈpresnt/

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noun

a drug that is used to prevent one of the body's functions from working normally （对人体功能的）抑制药，抑制剂

◆an appetite suppressant食欲抑制药