Usually means: Substance that induces seizure activity.
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  1. convulsant: Merriam-Webster
  2. convulsant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. convulsant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. convulsant: Collins English Dictionary
  5. convulsant: Wordnik
  6. convulsant: Wiktionary
  7. convulsant: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. convulsant: Dictionary.com
  9. Convulsant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. convulsant: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. convulsant: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (convulsant)

▸ adjective:  Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
▸ noun:  Anything, such as a drug, that causes convulsions

Similar:
convulsive, proconvulsive, excitatory, excitive, excitative, becrazing, pulsific, arousing, excitory, pulsive, more...

Opposite:
anticonvulsant, relaxant, calming, soothing

Types:
barbiturate, benzodiazepine, chloral hydrate, ethanol, paraldehyde, phenytoin, more...

Phrases:
anti convulsant, more...

Adjectives:
potent, powerful, anti, less, typical, rapid, violent, more, new, strong, cerebral

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Similar:
convulsive, proconvulsive, excitatory, excitive, excitative, becrazing, pulsific, arousing, excitory, pulsive, more...

Opposite:
anticonvulsant, relaxant, calming, soothing

Types:
barbiturate, benzodiazepine, chloral hydrate, ethanol, paraldehyde, phenytoin, more...

Phrases:
anti convulsant, more...

Adjectives:
potent, powerful, anti, less, typical, rapid, violent, more, new, strong, cerebral



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