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paralysant

  • /ˈpæɹəlaɪzənt/

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From French paralysant, from paralyser (“to paralyse”).

adjective more paralysant · most paralysant

  1. Causing paralysis.

noun paralysants

  1. Any substance that induces paralysis. Other mythographers say that […] where the saliva of Cerberus fell on the ground, up sprang the witch-flower aconite – which is a poison, a paralysant and a febrifuge

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"paralysant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paralysant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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paralysant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paralysant

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"paralysant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paralysant.

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@misc{paralysant_2026,
  title = {paralysant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paralysant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}