Convulsant

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Causing or producing convulsions.
  • n. An agent, such as a drug, that causes convulsions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Causing or producing convulsions; convulsive.
  • n. An agent, such as a drug, that causes convulsions; a convulsant agent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Causing muscular spasms.
  • n. An agent which causes muscular spasms.
  • Word Usage
    "Half received treatment with the drug topiramate, an anti-convulsant sold under the brand name Topamax, while the other half received a placebo."