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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Stimulant

Stīm’ū-lant, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. stimulans, p. pr. of stimulare; Fr. stimulant. See STIMULATE.]

  1. Serving to stimulate.
  2. (Med.) Producing increased vital action in the organism, or any of its parts.

Stĭm′/ŭ-lant, n.

noun

n. [Fr. stimulant. See supra.] 1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay. 2. (Med.) An agent which produces an increase of vital activity in the organism, or any of its parts.