Noun: stimulant sti-myû-lunt
- A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
"Caffeine is a common stimulant drug found in coffee and tea";
- stimulant drug, excitant
- Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
"The low sales figures were a stimulant for change";
- stimulation, stimulus, input
- That stimulates
"stimulant phenomena";
- stimulating
Derived forms: stimulants
See also: stimulative
Type of: drug, information
Encyclopedia: Stimulant