| shock absorber alleviative alleviator anodyne assuager balm calmative cushion dolorifuge lenitive |
| Absorber (n.) One who, or that which, absorbs. |
| shock absorber shock cushion | a mechanical damper, absorbs energy of sudden impulses, the old car needed a new set of shocks |
| absorber | (physics) material in a nuclear reactor that absorbs radiation |