stimulant (redirected from Psychostimulants)

stim·u·lant  (stmy-lnt)

n.

1. An agent, especially a chemical agent such as caffeine, that temporarily arouses or accelerates physiological or organic activity.

2. A stimulus or an incentive: "An age of political excitement is usually a stimulant to literature" (Will Durant).

3. A food or drink, especially an alcoholic drink, believed to have a stimulating effect.

adj.

Serving as or being a stimulus; stimulating.

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stimulant [ˈstɪmjʊlənt]

n

1. (Medicine / Pharmacology) a drug or similar substance that increases physiological activity, esp of a particular organ

2. any stimulating agent or thing

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) increasing physiological activity; stimulating

[from Latin stimulāns goading, from stimulāre to urge on; see stimulus]

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stimulant  (stmy-lnt)

An agent, especially a drug, that causes increased activity, especially of the nervous or cardiovascular systems. Caffeine is a commonly used stimulant.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stimulant - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action stimulus, stimulation, input information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
	2.	stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process excitant, stimulant drug amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression analeptic - a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system aphrodisiac - a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic kat, khat, qat, quat, African tea, Arabian tea, cat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" methylphenidate, Ritalin - central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children popper - a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
Adj.	1.	stimulant - that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" stimulating stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

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stimulant

noun pick-me-up, tonic, restorative, upper (slang), reviver, bracer (informal) (informal), energizer, pep pill (informal), excitant, analeptic the use of a banned stimulant
downer (slang), sedative, depressant, tranquilliser, calmant

Translations

stimulant [ˈstɪmjʊlənt]

A. ADJ → estimulante

B. N (= drug, coffee, cigarettes) → estimulante m, excitante m (fig) → acicate m (to para)

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stimulant [ˈstɪmjʊlənt] n → stimulant m

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stimulant

n → Stimulans nt, → Anregungsmittel nt; (fig) → Ansporn m

adj → anregend, belebend

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stimulant [ˈstɪmjʊlənt] n → stimolante m

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stimulant

n stimulant [ˈstimjulənt]

something, eg a medicine, drink etc that makes one more alert tea, coffee and other stimulants. stimulant مُنَبِّه стимулант povzbuzující prostředek stimulans; stimulerende middel das Anregungsmittel διεγερτικό estimulante erguti داروي محرك piriste stimulant סַם מַמרִיץ उद्दीपक koji potiče, stimulans izgatószer perangsang örvandi lyf stimolante 刺激物 흥분제, 자극제 tonizuojantis vaistas/gėrimas uzbudinošs līdzeklis perangsang stimulans stimulerende/oppkvikkende middel środek pobudzający estimulante stimulent стимулятор povzbudzujúci prostriedok poživilo stimulans stimulerande medel, stimulantia สิ่งกระตุ้น uyarıcı (bir hap/ilâç) 興奮劑，刺激物 збудливий засіб کیف آور chất kích thích 兴奋剂，刺激物