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Definition of anticonvulsant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

anticonvulsant

adjective

/ˌæntikənˈvʌlsənt/

/ˌæntikənˈvʌlsənt/,

/ˌæntaɪkənˈvʌlsənt/

[only before noun]

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(of a drug) used to prevent epileptic fits or similar illnesses

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