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Webster 1913 Edition

Stimulant

Stim′u-lant

,
Adj.
[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

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stimulant

STIMULANT

,
Adj.
[L.] Increasing or exciting action, particularly the action of the organs of an animal body; stimulating.

STIMULANT

,
Noun.
A medicine that excites and increases the action of the moving fibers or organs of an animal body.

Definition 2024

stimulant

stimulant

English

Noun

stimulant ‎(plural stimulants)

  1. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
  2. Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.

Synonyms

Translations

substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body

Adjective

stimulant ‎(not comparable)

  1. Acting as a stimulant.

French

Verb

stimulant

  1. present participle of stimuler

Noun

stimulant m ‎(plural stimulants)

  1. Stimulant

Adjective

stimulant m ‎(feminine singular stimulante, masculine plural stimulants, feminine plural stimulantes)

  1. stimulating

Latin

Verb

stimulant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of stimulō

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