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Definition of suppressant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suppressant

noun
 
/səˈpresnt/
 
/səˈpresnt/
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  1. a drug that is used to prevent one of the body’s functions from working normally
    • an appetite suppressant
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySuppressant is used after these nouns:
    • cough
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