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convulsant

Syllabification: (con·vul·sant)
Pronunciation: /kənˈvəlsənt/

Definition of convulsant

adjective

  • (chiefly of drugs) producing sudden and involuntary muscle contractions.

noun

  • a convulsant drug.

Origin:

late 19th century: from French, from convulser, from Latin convuls- 'pulled violently, wrenched', from the verb convellere (see convulse)

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