proconvulsant
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That produces convulsion
noun
A proconvulsant agent
Example Sentences
- "Typically, an insult is applied to the brain either via direct stimulation (e.g. kindling [1 ]), focal application of a toxin (e.g. tetanus [2 ]) or systemic administration of a proconvulsant agent (e.g. kainic acid [3 ], pilocarpine [4 ], or pentylenetetrazole [5 ]."
Etymology
From pro- + convulsant.