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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Stimulant

Stim′u·lant (stĭm′ū·lant), a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate.] 1. Serving to stimulate.

2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.

Stim′u·lant, n. [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.) 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek, which our source spelled in Latin letters, set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling merged into one article; Greek words our source left out (shown as “?”), read from the 1898 printing, from the same plates (the Library of Congress’s copy), where the place could be found with certainty.