stimulant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Acting as a stimulant.
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
stimulant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
“Uppers” are what’s known as stimulants while “downers” are what is classified as depressants. […] Uppers increased cardiovascular and respiratory functions to dangerous degrees that can overwhelm the body. If you’ve ever felt an adrenaline rush before, you likely felt shaky, weak, or dizzy once it passed. This is similar to what stimulant drug users experience once a stimulant wears off. Feelings of exhaustion and depression set in and users seek more uppers to ward off what’s known as a “crash”.
2024 April 10 [2020 August 27], Nick B., “Which Drugs Are Uppers And Downers?”, in The Freedom Center:Milk of chameleon was recommended as an erotic stimulant by Avicenna.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 59:
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Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
I was never to feel anything comparable under the influence of orthodox religious stimulants.
1979, Dervla Murphy, Wheels Within Wheels, page 41:[T]ouching the much vexed question of stimulants he relished a glass of choice old wine in season as both nourishing and bloodmaking and possessing aperient virtues (notably a good burgundy which he was a staunch believer in) […]
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 571:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stimulants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neurostimulant · gonadostimulant · contrastimulant · biostimulant · superstimulant · destimulant · phagostimulant · chemostimulant · psychostimulant · phytostimulant · immunostimulant · cardiostimulant · nonstimulant · stim · costimulant · vasostimulant
Synonyms
Translations (46)
gl estimulante (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ro stimulent (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · bg стимулант (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fr excitant (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fi piriste (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ja 覚醒 (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · fi nautintoaine (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ar مُنَبِّه (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · cmn 興奮劑 /兴奋剂 (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fa محرک (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · de Stimulans (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · kmr kartêkir (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ar مُنَشِّط (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · eo stimulaĵo (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · tr uyarıcı (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · mi (pūroi) haupiki (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · pl używka (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fr stimulant (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ms peransang (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fi yllyke (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · fi stimulantti (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · it stimolante (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · eo stimulanto (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · bg стимул (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ja 覚醒剤 (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · fi kannustin (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · hu stimuláns (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ru сти́мул (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ru стимуля́тор (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ko 각성제 (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ro stimulator (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ca estimulador (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ru стимуля́тор (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · mi (pūroi) whakaihiihi (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · cmn 刺激物 (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · es estimulante (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · pt estimulante (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ca estimulant (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · es estimulante (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ga ardóg (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · hu stimuláns (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · ko 흥분제 (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · pt estimulante (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · ca estimulant (something promoting activity, interest or enthusiasm) · kmr handerker (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body) · pdt Aunreizmeddel (substance acting to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body)