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noun

Stimulant n.

That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. "His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants."

(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.

adjective

Stimulant adj.

Serving to stimulate.

(Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.

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"Stimulant" Quotes from Famous Books

... was over, however, it appeared that the stimulant had been partly assimilated, for Melchard was able to stand. When he had got his arms into the overcoat, Dick ...

— Ambrotox and Limping Dick • Oliver Fleming

... strength, this was the courtier, whose no less deadly arms were concealed by velvet and lace. For the liquid in the tumbler and in the syringe that the physician carefully filled was now a solution of glonoin, the most powerful heart stimulant known to medical science. Two ounces had riven the solid door of the iron safe; with one fiftieth part of a minim he was now about to still forever the intricate mechanism of ...

— Rolling Stones • O. Henry

... man—and, although he felt very ill and feeble, after she had made him drink some champagne, the seduction of her began to go to his head. Stimulant of any kind was the last thing he should have had, and would have caused the nurse a shock of horror if she had known. How it all came about he could not tell, what she said or he said he could never remember, only the one thing which ...

— Halcyone • Elinor Glyn

... and in speeches and pamphlets, the people were assured in the most seductive and extravagant language that railroads were imperative in developing the resources of the country; that they would be a mighty boon and an immeasurable stimulant to progress. These arguments had much weight, especially with a population stretched over such a vast territory as that of the United States. But alone they would not have accomplished the ends sought, had it not been for the quantities of cash poured into legislative pockets. ...

— Great Fortunes from Railroads • Gustavus Myers

... base of supplies. So they purchased a large quantity of tinned goods; beef, condensed milk, and soup. Sugar, coffee, chocolate, flour, and salt made up the burden of the remainder. They also took a supply of coca leaves, which is a native stimulant enabling one to withstand the strain of ...

— The Web of the Golden Spider • Frederick Orin Bartlett

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