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Definition of Stimulant
1. Adjective. That stimulates. "Stimulant phenomena"
2. Noun. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.
Generic synonyms: Information
Specialized synonyms: Elicitation, Evocation, Induction, Kick, Turn-on, Negative Stimulation, Turnoff, Conditioned Stimulus, Reinforcement, Reinforcer, Reinforcing Stimulus, Cue, Discriminative Stimulus, Positive Stimulus, Negative Stimulus
Derivative terms: Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate, Stimulate
3. Noun. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process.
Specialized synonyms: Amphetamine, Pep Pill, Speed, Upper, Analeptic, Aphrodisiac, Butyl Nitrite, Isobutyl Nitrite, African Tea, Arabian Tea, Cat, Kat, Khat, Qat, Quat, Methylphenidate, Ritalin, Popper
Generic synonyms: Drug
Derivative terms: Stimulate
Definition of Stimulant
1. a. Serving to stimulate.
2. n. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.
Definition of Stimulant
1. Noun. A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body. ¹
2. Noun. Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm. ¹
3. Adjective. Acting as a stimulant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stimulant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stimulant
Literary usage of Stimulant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"(Senega, although a nauseant, is generally classed as a stimulant expectorant.
... IRRITANT (stimulant) EXPECTORANTS These are employed in subacute and ..."
2. A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeutics and Toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"(Senega, although a nauseant, is generally classed as a stimulant expectorant.
... IRRITANT (stimulant) EXPECTORANTS These are employed in subacute and ..."
3. A Manual of pharmacology and its applications to therapeutics and toxicology by Torald Hermann Sollmann (1917)
"IRRITANT (stimulant) EXPECTORANTS These are employed in subacute and chronic
bronchitis, to irritate the mucous membrane in such a way as to stimulate ..."
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