stim·u·lant (st m y -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. |
stimulant
Noun
1. a drug, food, or drink that makes the body work faster, increases heart rate, and makes sleeping difficult
2. any stimulating thing
Adjective
stimulating
| 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  stimulant - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse actioninformation - 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 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" stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
stimulant
Translations
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
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