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Definition of “convulsant”

convulsant (kənˈvʌlsənt Pronunciation for convulsant

Definitions

adjective

  1. producing convulsions

noun

  1. a drug that produces convulsions

Word Origin

C19: from French, from convulser to convulse

Example Sentences Including 'convulsant'

Ergot, a dangerous convulsant which had sent whole country communities fatally mad in parts of southern Europe.
Curzon, Clare The Quest for K

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