About The Word Stimulant
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Stimulant
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What's The Definition Of Stimulant?
[n] a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
[n] any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [adj] that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" Synonyms | Synonyms for Stimulant: input | stimulant drug | stimulating | stimulation | stimulative | stimulus Related Terms | Find terms related to Stimulant: See Also | Adam | amphetamine | analeptic | aphrodisiac | butyl nitrite | conditioned stimulus | cue | discriminative stimulus | drug | ecstasy | elicitation | evocation | induction | information | isobutyl nitrite | kick | MDMA | methylenedioxymethamphetamine | methylphenidate | negative stimulation | negative stimulus | pep pill | popper | positive stimulus | reinforcement | reinforcer | reinforcing stimulus | Ritalin | speed | turnoff | turn-on | upper | X Stimulant In Webster's Dictionary \Stim"u*lant\, a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F.
stimulant. See {Stimulate}.]
1. Serving to stimulate.
2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the
organism, or in any of its parts.
\Stim"u*lant\, n. [Cf. F. stimulant.] 1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. --Macaulay. 2. (Physiol. & Med.) An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant. |
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