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ATARAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Atarax mean?
• ATARAX (noun)
The noun ATARAX has 1 sense:
1. a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
Familiarity information: ATARAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Atarax; hydroxyzine; hydroxyzine hydrochloride; Vistaril
Hypernyms ("Atarax" is a kind of...):
antianxiety drug; anxiolytic; anxiolytic drug; minor tranquilizer; minor tranquilliser; minor tranquillizer (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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