stimulant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    stimulation; stimulus; input.
  2. noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
    excitant; stimulant drug.
  3. adjective satellite that stimulates
    stimulating.
    • stimulant phenomena

WordNet

Stim"u*lant adjective
Etymology
L. stimulans, p.pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate.
Definitions
  1. Serving to stimulate.
  2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.
Stim"u*lant noun
Etymology
Cf. F. stimulant.
Definitions
  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 1913