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Webster 1913 Edition


Excitant

Ex-cit′ant

,
Adj.
[L.
excitans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
excitare
: cf. F.
excitant
.]
Tending to excite; exciting.

Ex-cit′ant

,
Noun.
(Physiol.)
An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts; a stimulant.

Webster 1828 Edition


Excitant

EXCI'TANT

,
Noun.
That which produces or may produce increased action in a living body; a stimulant.

Definition 2024


excitant

excitant

English

Adjective

excitant (comparative more excitant, superlative most excitant)

  1. exciting; stimulating

Translations

Noun

excitant (plural excitants)

  1. Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant

Catalan

Verb

excitant

  1. present participle of excitar

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛk.si.tɑ̃/

Verb

excitant

  1. present participle of exciter

Adjective

excitant m (feminine singular excitante, masculine plural excitants, feminine plural excitantes)

  1. exciting (causing stimulation or excitement)

Noun

excitant m (plural excitants)

  1. excitant; stimulant

Latin

Verb

excitant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of excitō