anticonvulsant | (noun) a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) | Synonyms: anticonvulsant drug, antiepileptic, antiepileptic drug |
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antidepressant | (noun) any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects | Synonyms: antidepressant drug |
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corposant | (noun) an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere | Synonyms: corona, corona discharge, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire |
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croissant | (noun) very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll | Synonyms: crescent roll |
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depressant | (noun) a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person | Synonyms: downer, sedative, sedative drug |
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discussant | (noun) a participant in a formal discussion | - |
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immunosuppressant | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
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malfeasant | (noun) one guilty of malfeasance | - |
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peasant | (noun) a country person | Synonyms: bucolic, provincial |
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(noun) a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement | Synonyms: barbarian, boor, churl, Goth, tike, tyke |
(noun) one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers | - |
pheasant | (noun) large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere | - |
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(noun) flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | - |
recusant | (noun) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct | Synonyms: nonconformist |
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suppressant | (noun) a drug that suppresses appetite | Synonyms: appetite suppressant |
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versant | (noun) the side or slope of a mountain | Synonyms: mountainside |
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