Hyphenation of depressant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word depressant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

de-pres-sant

Definitions of depressant:

1.	A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
2.	Capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

Synonyms of depressant:

adj	depressant, ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquilising, narcotic, narcotizing, narcotising, relaxant, soporific, soporiferous, somniferous, somnific, hypnogogic, hypnagogic
noun	sedative, sedative drug, downer, medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug, drug of abuse, street drug

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