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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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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