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neurostunner

neurostunner noun: a weapon that stuns a person by affecting their nervous system.

Noun

neurostunner (plural neurostunners)

  1. A weapon that stuns a person by affecting their nervous system.
    • "She fries my synapses with a neurostunner whose insurance warranty ran out around the time of the Skytube, then she asks if I'm okay," he said, attempting to laugh but coughing instead.1993, Iain M. Banks, Against a Dark Background
    • I grabbed the neurostunner from the drawer — the kind allowed in the house, but not beyond its doors — and hurried toward the front door, querying the system.2004, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Flash, page 178

Forms of neurostunner

pluralneurostunners

Origin of neurostunner

From neuro- + stunner.

Questions about neurostunner

What does neurostunner mean?
Neurostunner means a weapon that stuns a person by affecting their nervous system.
What part of speech is neurostunner?
Neurostunner is a noun.
What is the plural of neurostunner?
The plural of neurostunner is neurostunners.

Words near neurostunner in the dictionary

  1. neurostimulators
  2. neurostimulatory
  3. neurostructural
  4. neurostructure
  5. neurostructures
  6. neurostunner
  7. neurostunners
  8. neurosupport
  9. neurosupportive
  10. neurosuppression
  11. neurosuppressive

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