Definitions for: 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: input, stimulant drug, stimulating, stimulation, stimulative, stimulus

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