stimulant
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stimulant (plural stimulants)
- (pharmacology) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
- Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
- 1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 41:
- I was never to feel anything comparable under the influence of orthodox religious stimulants.
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Translations edit
substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body
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something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm
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Adjective edit
stimulant (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Acting as a stimulant.
French edit
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Participle edit
stimulant
Noun edit
stimulant m (plural stimulants)
Adjective edit
stimulant (feminine stimulante, masculine plural stimulants, feminine plural stimulantes)
Further reading edit
- “stimulant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
stimulant
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French stimulant. By surface analysis, stimula + -ant.
Adjective edit
stimulant m or n (feminine singular stimulantă, masculine plural stimulanți, feminine and neuter plural stimulante)
Declension edit
Declension of stimulant
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | stimulant | stimulantă | stimulanți | stimulante | ||
definite | stimulantul | stimulanta | stimulanții | stimulantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | stimulant | stimulante | stimulanți | stimulante | ||
definite | stimulantului | stimulantei | stimulanților | stimulantelor |