different between depressant vs honokiol

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depress +? -ant

depressant (countable and uncountable, plural depressants)

(pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity.
Alcohol acts first as a stimulant and then as a depressant.
(mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

depressant (comparative more depressant, superlative most depressant)

honokiol (uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An organic compound (a dimer of allyl phenol) found in Magnolia grandifloris, used in traditional Japanese medicine as an as an anxiolytic, anti-thrombotic, anti-depressant, anti-emetic, and anti-bacterial. Used in Western medicine as a potent anti-tumorigenic and neurotrophic compound.

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