EXCITANT

excitant, excitative, excitatory

(adjective) (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant

(noun) a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

excitant (comparative more excitant, superlative most excitant)

exciting; stimulating

Noun

excitant (plural excitants)

Something that excites or stimulates; a stimulant

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*cit"ant, a. Etym: [L. excitans, -antis, p. pr. of excitare: cf. F. excitant.]

Definition: Tending to excite; exciting.

Ex*cit"ant, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts; a stimulant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 November 2024

PLANTAIN

(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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