stimulant

pronunciation

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Noun:

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
Adjective:

that stimulates

Word Origin

stimulant (adj.): 1772, from French stimulant or directly from Latin stimulantem (nominative stimulans), present participle of stimulare "to prick, urge, stimulate" (see stimulation). As a noun from 1794.

Synonym

n.

excitant quickener amphetamine caffeine

n.

poke inveiglement enticement beguilement arm the shot provocation fillip goad jolt energizer jog encouragement taunt drive prod upper stimulus excitant in itch impetus urge allurement spur incentive prick provocative gibe impulse motive temptation

n.

pick-me-up beverage espresso spirits drink the bottle coffee inebriant alcoholic cordial liquor cup bracer intoxicant

Example

1. Ractopamine is an adrenal stimulant used to make pork more lean .

2. It would further weaken the most powerful stimulant of economic growth ever devised .

3. Caffeine is the most widely consumed stimulant in the world .

4. Stimulant use can cause temporary thought disorder or intensify an underlying thought disorder or hypomanic state .

5. Mixed together , the stimulant and the depressant do not cancel each other out .

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