TRANQUILLISING

ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising

(adjective) tending to soothe or tranquilize; “valium has a tranquilizing effect”; “took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

tranquillising

present participle of tranquillise

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

12 February 2025

MEGACOLON

(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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