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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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