paralysant

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹəlaɪzənt/

Adjective

paralysant (comparative more paralysant, superlative most paralysant)

1. Causing paralysis.

Noun

paralysant (plural paralysants)

1. Any substance that induces paralysis.
   • 1948 (revised 1952), Robert Graves, The White Goddess, Faber & Faber 1999, p. 48:

     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

French

Participle

paralysant

1. present participle of paralyser

Adjective

paralysant (feminine paralysante, masculine plural paralysants, feminine plural paralysantes)

1. crippling
2. paralyzing

Further reading

• “paralysant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.