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Noun: minor tranquillizer
  1. A tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability
    "The doctor prescribed a minor tranquillizer to help with her panic attacks";
    - minor tranquilizer, minor tranquilliser [Brit], antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug

Derived forms: minor tranquillizers

Type of: antianxiety agent, ataractic, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, trank [informal], tranquilizer [N. Amer], tranquilliser [Brit], tranquillizer