relaxant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a drug that relaxes and relieves tension
  2. adjective satellite tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension
    • a relaxant drug

WordNet

Re*lax"ant noun
Etymology
L. relaxans, p. pr. of relaxare.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.

Webster 1913