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Webster 1913 Edition

Stimulant

Stim′u-lant

,
Adj.
[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.

Stim′u-lant

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stimulant

STIMULANT

,
Adj.
[L.] Increasing or exciting action, particularly the action of the organs of an animal body; stimulating.

STIMULANT

,
Noun.
A medicine that excites and increases the action of the moving fibers or organs of an animal body.

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