stimulant

  • 41stimulant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. excitant, stimulus, bracer, tonic, spur; liquor. See energy, drugs. Ant., depressant, sedative. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tonic, bracer, energizer; see drug 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 42stimulant — stim·u·lant || stɪmjÉ™lÉ™nt / jÊŠl n. substance that quickens a vital process (Medicine); stimulus, incentive adj. tending to quicken a vital process (Medicine); stimulating …

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  • 43stimulant — I. a. Stimulating, exciting, stimulative. II. n. 1. Stimulating medicine. 2. Incentive, stimulus, provocative, spur …

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  • 44stimulant — n 1.Physiology. excitant, quickener, Med. psychic energizer, anti depressant; Biochem. epinephrine, Biochem. adrenaline, adrenin, Chem., Pharm. caffeine; amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, Sl. white cross, Sl. black beauty; Pharm., Trademark.… …

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  • 45stimulant — stim·u·lant …

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  • 46stimulant — [ˈstɪmjʊlənt] noun [C] a substance that makes you feel more lively or awake …

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  • 47stimulant — /ˈstɪmjələnt / (say stimyuhluhnt) noun 1. Physiology, Medicine something that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part. 2. any beverage or food that stimulates. 3. Rare a stimulus or incentive.… …

  • 48stimulant —   Mea ho oikaika, mea ho opaipai …

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  • 49stimulant — an. stimulê, ta, e (Albanais) …

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  • 50stimulant — In medicine, a family of drugs used to treat depression, attention deficit disorder (a common disorder in which children are inattentive, impulsive, and/or over active), and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder that causes uncontrollable sleepiness).… …

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