SEDATION

sedation, drugging

(noun) the administration of a sedative agent or drug

sedation

(noun) a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

sedation (countable and uncountable, plural sedations)

The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

Anagrams

• astonied

Source: Wiktionary


Se*da"tion, n. Etym: [L. sedatio.]

Definition: The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] Coles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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