DELIRIANT

Etymology

Noun

deliriant (plural deliriants)

A drug or other agent that induces a medical state of frank delirium.

Anagrams

• draintile, interlaid, rilandite

Source: Wiktionary


De*lir"i*ant, n. Etym: [See Delirium.] (Med.)

Definition: A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental aberration (as belladonna).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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