stimulant
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
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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TranslationsEdit
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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AdjectiveEdit
stimulant (not comparable)
- (pharmacology) Acting as a stimulant.
FrenchEdit
VerbEdit
stimulant
NounEdit
stimulant m (plural stimulants)
AdjectiveEdit
stimulant (feminine singular stimulante, masculine plural stimulants, feminine plural stimulantes)
Further readingEdit
- “stimulant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
stimulant