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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

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