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Anticonvulsant vs Allobarbital - What's the difference?

anticonvulsant | allobarbital |

As nouns the difference between anticonvulsant and allobarbital

is that anticonvulsant is (pharmacology) an agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions while allobarbital is an early barbiturate once used as an anticonvulsant.

As an adjective anticonvulsant

is (pharmacology) acting as an anticonvulsant.

anticonvulsant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions.
    • Hyponyms
    * See also

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant.

    • allobarbital

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia allobarbital) (-)
  • An early barbiturate once used as an anticonvulsant