: an agent (such as a drug) that tends to suppress or reduce in intensity rather than eliminate something
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Recent Examples on the WebSome people also use sea moss pills to help with weight loss, as sea moss is a natural appetite suppressant.The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 Wasatch Beekeepers Association president Julie Arthur told The Post that the fire suppressant is lethal to bees and that only about 10 percent of them survived. Landon Mion, Fox News, 3 July 2022 Why would the color blue serve as an appetite suppressant? Prince Ghuman, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 The plane made one water drop and had returned with suppressant when the crash occurred, the sheriff’s office said.NBC News, 18 Nov. 2021 Dozens of gallons of fire-suppressant foam were accidentally released on Thursday following an electric-component malfunction at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, officials said. Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 8 Oct. 2021 The immune suppressant rapamycin makes mice live longer, yet shrivels their testicles. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The immune suppressant rapamycin makes mice live longer, yet shrivels their testicles. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The immune suppressant rapamycin makes mice live longer, yet shrivels their testicles. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More