"Placidyl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Placidyls [plural]
Etymology: Marketing name, apparently from placid + -yl. Etymology templates: {{af|en|placid|-yl}} placid + -yl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Placidyl (countable and uncountable, plural Placidyls)
  1. (pharmacology) Trade name of ethchlorvynol, a sedative. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs

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