Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: stimulant  sti-myû-lunt
  1. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
    "Caffeine is a common stimulant drug found in coffee and tea";
    - stimulant drug, excitant
     
  2. Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    "The low sales figures were a stimulant for change";
    - stimulation, stimulus, input
Adjective: stimulant  sti-myû-lunt
  1. That stimulates
    "stimulant phenomena";
    - stimulating

Derived forms: stimulants

See also: stimulative

Type of: drug, information

Encyclopedia: Stimulant