paralysantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈparəlʌɪz(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌlaɪz(ə)nt/

Forms: 1800s– paralysant, 1800s– paralyzant.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French paralysant.

Etymology: < French paralysant (1845), use as adjective of present participle of paralyser (see paralyse v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare earlier paralysing adj.

A. adj.

That paralyses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > palsy or paralysis

paralytical1586

paralytica1715

palsical1716

neuroparalytic1869

paralysant1875

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 64 Heubach..failed to prove any paralysant action of the drug.

1900 Buck's Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. (rev. ed.) I. 420/2 The action is upon the heart, stimulant in small doses, ultimately paralyzant, and thus frequently powerfully diuretic.

1955 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 49 138 A chemical weapon is defined as any equipment or apparatus expressly designed to use, for military purposes, the asphyxiating, toxic, irritant, paralysant, growth-regulating, anti-lubricating or catalysing properties of any chemical substance.

1988 TASS (Nexis) 26 Jan. A leader of the..group..was arrested..bringing contraband to the Polish People's Republic: gas pistols, containers with paralysant gas, eavesdropping devices, [etc.].

B. n.

A paralysing agent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > agent

paralyser1843

paralysant1875

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 246 Atropia acts as a paralyzant to the motor nerve-trunks themselves.

1894 Philos. Trans. 1893 (Royal Soc.) B. 184 515 Nitrite of amyl..a paralysant both in the fluid and vaporous form.

1933 Amer. Mercury May 93/1 Some physicians hold that since the drug is a quick paralysant of the respiratory organs, its effect must be painless.

1979 Science 11 May 616/1 Among them [sc. chemical warfare agents] one finds irritants, vesicants, suffocating agents, paralyzants, [etc.].

2000 TASS (Nexis) 17 Nov. Two fanatics stopped the man in the St. Petersburg suburb of Kamenka and gave him an injection of a paralysant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paralysant
释义	paralysantadj.n. Brit. /ˈparəlʌɪz(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌlaɪz(ə)nt/ Forms: 1800s– paralysant, 1800s– paralyzant. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French paralysant. Etymology: < French paralysant (1845), use as adjective of present participle of paralyser (see paralyse v.); compare -ant suffix¹. Compare earlier paralysing adj. A. adj. That paralyses. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [adjective] > palsy or paralysis paralytical1586 paralytica1715 palsical1716 neuroparalytic1869 paralysant1875 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 64 Heubach..failed to prove any paralysant action of the drug. 1900 Buck's Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. (rev. ed.) I. 420/2 The action is upon the heart, stimulant in small doses, ultimately paralyzant, and thus frequently powerfully diuretic. 1955 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 49 138 A chemical weapon is defined as any equipment or apparatus expressly designed to use, for military purposes, the asphyxiating, toxic, irritant, paralysant, growth-regulating, anti-lubricating or catalysing properties of any chemical substance. 1988 TASS (Nexis) 26 Jan. A leader of the..group..was arrested..bringing contraband to the Polish People's Republic: gas pistols, containers with paralysant gas, eavesdropping devices, [etc.]. B. n. A paralysing agent. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > convulsive or paralytic disorders > [noun] > palsy or paralysis > agent paralyser1843 paralysant1875 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 246 Atropia acts as a paralyzant to the motor nerve-trunks themselves. 1894 Philos. Trans. 1893 (Royal Soc.) B. 184 515 Nitrite of amyl..a paralysant both in the fluid and vaporous form. 1933 Amer. Mercury May 93/1 Some physicians hold that since the drug is a quick paralysant of the respiratory organs, its effect must be painless. 1979 Science 11 May 616/1 Among them [sc. chemical warfare agents] one finds irritants, vesicants, suffocating agents, paralyzants, [etc.]. 2000 TASS (Nexis) 17 Nov. Two fanatics stopped the man in the St. Petersburg suburb of Kamenka and gave him an injection of a paralysant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1875
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