paralyze
verb (used with object)
to affect with paralysis.
paralyzer
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a word derived from
paralyze.
Example Sentences
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Old Gus charged out of his corner, missed with a right, then landed a paralyzer.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no time to figure out how he had died—by poisoned needle, overstrong paralyzer beam, or whatever.
From Big Pill by Raymond Z. Gallun
Donnaught whisked out and primed a paralyzer in a single coordinated movement.
From Warrior Race by Robert Sheckley
The news was a paralyzer, but Jack was a game man and said: "That is all right," talked pleasantly for a few minutes, then withdrew, and going directly to his step-father's office, demanded an explanation.
From The Wedge of Gold by C. C. Goodwin
Any substance which increases the catalytic activity of an enzyme is known as an "accelerator," or "activator"; while one which prevents this activity is called an "inhibitor," or "paralyzer."
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
