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ex⋅cit⋅ant

  [ik-sahyt-nt, ek-si-tuhnt]
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–adjective
1. exciting; stimulating.
–noun
2. Physiology. something that excites; a stimulant.
Origin:
1600–10; < L excitant- (s. of excitāns), prp. of excitāre. See excite, -ant
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ex·ci·tant   (ĭk-sīt'nt)   
adj.  Tending to excite; stimulating.
n.  An agent or stimulus that excites; a stimulant.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ex·ci·tant
Pronunciation: ik-'sIt-&nt, 'ek-s&t-&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to excite oraugment <excitant drugs>

Main Entry: 2excitant
Function: noun
: an agent that arouses or augments physiological activity (as of the nervous system)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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