Found 3 items, similar to Stimulant.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: stimulant
perangsang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: stimulant
stimulant
adj : that stimulates;
“stimulant phenomena” [syn:
stimulating]
stimulant
n 1: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
[syn:
stimulation,
stimulus,
input]
2: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn:
stimulant drug
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stimulant
Stimulant
\Stim"u*lant\, a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F.
stimulant. See
Stimulate.]
1. Serving to stimulate.
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2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the
organism, or in any of its parts.
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Stimulant
\Stim"u*lant\, n. [Cf. F. stimulant.]
1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.
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His feelings had been exasperated by the constant
application of stimulants. --Macaulay.
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2. (Physiol. & Med.) An agent which produces a temporary
increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of
its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to
signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant.
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