Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stimulant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stimulant \Stim"u*lant\, a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F.
stimulant. See {Stimulate}.]
1. Serving to stimulate.
2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the
organism, or in any of its parts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stimulant \Stim"u*lant\, n. [Cf. F. stimulant.]
1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.
His feelings had been exasperated by the constant
application of stimulants. --Macaulay.
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stimulant
adj : that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: {stimulating}]
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}]
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