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suppressant

/səˈpresənt/ /səˈprɛsənt/

Meanings
noun
A substance that suppresses.

Examples :

""Cough drops often contain a cough suppressant to help stop you from coughing." "
medicine substance chemistry

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration stop

stop noun

/stɒp/ /stɑp/

A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.

"They agreed to meet at the bus stop."

Illustration drops

drops noun

/dɹɒps/ /dɹɑps/

A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

"Put three drops of oil into the mixture."

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

Illustration help

help noun

/hɛlp/

Action given to provide assistance; aid.

"I need some help with my homework."

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

Illustration you

you verb

/jʉː/ /jə/ /juː/ /ju/

To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

"The teacher youed the students, asking them to raise their hands if they understood the new concept. "

Illustration coughing

coughing verb

/ˈkɔfɪŋ/ /ˈkɑfɪŋ/

To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

"I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough."

Illustration cough

cough noun

/kɑf/ /kɒf/ /kɔf/

A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

"Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough."

Illustration contain

contain verb

/kənˈteɪn/

To hold inside.

"The box contains several important documents. "

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suppresses verb

/səˈpresɪz/ /səˈprɛsɪz/

To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

"Political dissent was brutally suppressed."