noun
a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
• Syn: ↑hydroxyzine hydrochloride, ↑hydroxyzine, ↑Vistaril
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Vistaril), ↑trade name
• Hypernyms: ↑minor tranquilizer, ↑minor tranquillizer, ↑minor tranquilliser, ↑antianxiety drug, ↑anxiolytic, ↑anxiolytic drug
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/at"euh raks'/, Pharm., Trademark.
a brand of hydroxyzine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.