| ADJECTIVE | all | excitant, excitative, excitatory | (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate |
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| NOUN | artifact | excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process |
| Meaning | (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate. | |
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| Synonyms | excitative, excitatory | |
| Broader | stimulative | capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent |
| Spanish | excitante | |
| Verbs | excite | act as a stimulant |
| excite | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | |
| excite | stir feelings in | |
| Meaning | A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process. | |
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| Synonyms | stimulant, stimulant drug | |
| Narrower | amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite |
| analeptic | A medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system | |
| aphrodisiac | A drug or other agent / agent that stimulates sexual desire | |
| butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite | A colorless pungent liquid / liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers | |
| kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea | The leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea | |
| methylphenidate, Ritalin | central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children | |
| popper | A container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite) | |
| Broader | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
| Spanish | estimulante | |
| Catalan | estimulant, excitant | |
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