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stimulant

UK/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/US/ˈstɪmjʊlənt/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,570 of 15,258neutral

Other forms: stimulants

A stimulant is a substance that makes the body or mind more active. A mild stimulant.

Caffeine is the one nearly everybody uses and the only one most people never think about. Every stimulant borrows energy rather than creating it, which is why the crash follows.

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Definitions of stimulant

  1. 1nounstimulantA substance that makes the body or mind more active.B2+

    “The only stimulant in the house was tea.”

stimulant is a substance.

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stimulant in the wild

  • Some stimulants occur in nature while others are synthetic.

    Stimulant

  • An analeptic, in medicine, is a type of central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.

    Analeptic

  • The term analeptic typically refers to respiratory stimulants (e.g., doxapram).

    Analeptic

  • Proponents argue that prescribed stimulants may provide a legal, pharmaceutical alternative to illicit drugs for selected patients.

    Stimulant maintenance

  • A cardiac stimulant is a drug which acts as a stimulant of the heart to increase cardiac output.

    Cardiac stimulant

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