1. causing or producing convulsions
Usage: medical

1. a substance that causes convulsions
Usage: medical

Examples

• The convulsant drug caused severe muscle spasms in the laboratory mice.
• Strychnine is a well-known convulsant poison.
• The researcher studied the effects of various convulsant compounds.
• Doctors must be careful when handling convulsant substances.
• The convulsant properties of the chemical made it dangerous to use.
• Emergency treatment was needed after exposure to the convulsant agent.