psychostimulant

English

Etymology

psycho- +‎ stimulant

Adjective

psychostimulant (comparative more psychostimulant, superlative most psychostimulant)

1. Tending to increase mental alertness and awareness

   a psychostimulant effect

Noun

psychostimulant (plural psychostimulants)

1. A drug that acts to temporarily increase mental alertness or awareness

Synonyms

• stimulant

See also

• Psychostimulant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia