I. |ad.ə|raktik adjective
Etymology: Greek ataraktos + English -ic
1. or at·a·rax·ic -raksik : tending to tranquilize — used of drugs for the treatment of anxiety and tension states or mental diseases
2. : of or relating to mental tranquility
ataractic effect
II. noun
or ataraxic “
( -s )
Etymology: ataractic from ataractic (I) ; ataraxic from ataraxy + -ic
: an ataractic drug