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stimulant

[stim-yuh-luh

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noun

Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: Adrenalin is a stimulant for the heart.

any food or beverage that stimulates, especially coffee, tea, or, in its initial effect, alcoholic liquor.

a stimulus or incentive.

adjective

Physiology, Medicine/Medical. temporarily quickening some vital process or functional activity.

stimulating.

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a muscle that acts in opposition to another

a pulsation of the heart, including one complete systole and diastole

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Origin:
1720–30; < Latin stimulant- (stem of stimulāns, present participle of stimulāre to goad). See stimulus, -ant

Related forms

an·ti·stim·u·lant, adjective, noun

non·stim·u·lant, noun, adjective

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One person's helpful mood improver, though, is another's worryingly effective stimulant.

But they have one powerful stimulant to keep them going: the outsized cult of.

Locals today still chew lime with coca leaves to extract the stimulant within.

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One person's helpful mood improver, though, is another's worryingly effective stimulant.

But they have one powerful stimulant to keep them going: the outsized cult of.

Locals today still chew lime with coca leaves to extract the stimulant within.

Caffeine's best-known role, especially for early morning java drinkers, is as a stimulant.

Caffeine is well-known for its effect as a natural stimulant.

Because of the stimulant you took, you need a tranquilizer to go to sleep.

High inflation is not exactly a great stimulant to the economy, especially over prolonged term.

Methamphetamine is used as a stimulant to increase the physical activity and also illegally used for euphoria and elation.

Ephedra was a popular stimulant until strokes and sudden deaths caused public alarm.

He had few takers until he began selling dietary supplements, some containing the powerful but unregulated stimulant ephedra.

The stimulant effect isn't diminished by the knowledge that our children will have to shoulder this debt.

Body size, being male or female and the type of stimulant added is also important.

At that point, the value of a mild narcotic stimulant is zero.

Even though caffeine is safe in moderate amounts, it is a stimulant.

Already the stimulant effect of the fast is being experienced.

Dionne said he took the banned stimulant ephedrine accidentally in cold medicine.

Stimulant use can cause temporary thought disorder or intensify an underlying thought disorder or hypomanic state.

Ephedrine is a central-nervous- system stimulant but can be used as a decongestant.

Sudden death and use of stimulant medications in youths.

It has less potential for abuse than stimulant drugs.

In other words, the drug would be not the peptide itself but the natural stimulant that triggers the body to produce.

Stimulant medication does improve attention and positively affect school performance and self-esteem.

Wong serves as a mood-enhancing stimulant only underscores his alienation and melancholy.

Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant made in clandestine laboratories nationwide.

Most responded vigorously to stimulant medication, and then were able to reorder their lives.

The guaraná berry, for example, is known as a stimulant.

But this ghost is a hero to a nation in need of a little stimulant.

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World English Dictionary

stimulant (ˈstɪmjʊlənt)

—n
1.	a drug or similar substance that increases physiological activity, esp of a particular organ
2.	any stimulating agent or thing

—*adj*
3.	increasing physiological activity; stimulating

[C18: from Latin stimulāns goading, from stimulāre to urge on; see stimulus]

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Word Origin & History

stimulant

1728; see stimulation.

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Medical Dictionary

stimulant stim·u·lant (stĭm'yə-lənt)
n.
An agent that arouses organic activity, strengthens the action of the heart, increases vitality, and promotes a sense of well-being. adj.
Serving as or being a stimulant.

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Science Dictionary

stimulant

(stĭm'yə-lənt) Pronunciation Key
An agent, especially a drug, that causes increased activity, especially of the nervous or cardiovascular systems. Caffeine is a commonly used stimulant.

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