stimulant, stimulating
(adjective) that stimulates; “stimulant phenomena”
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
(noun) a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
(noun) any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stimulant (plural stimulants)
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
• psychostimulant
stimulant (not comparable)
(pharmaceutical effect) Acting as a stimulant.
Source: Wiktionary
Stim"u*lant, a. Etym: [L. stimulans, p.pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate.]
1. Serving to stimulate.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.
Stim"u*lant, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
