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Definition of "convulsant" [convulsant]

  • Causing or producing convulsions. (adjective)
  • An agent, such as a drug, that causes convulsions. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "convulsant" in a sentence
  • "Perhaps the lead news item is that an advisory panel to the FDA recommended against approval for Qnexa, a drug that combines phentermine (an amphetamine) and topiramate (an anti-convulsant)."
  • "For Lauren, a breakthrough came in 2000 when the anti-convulsant drug Keppra proved effective in stopping her seizures."
  • "Two examples are phenobarbital, an anti-convulsant, and chloral-hydrate, a sedative."