excitant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
    stimulant drug; stimulant.
  2. adjective satellite (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
    excitative; excitatory.

WordNet

Ex*cit"ant adjective
Etymology
L. excitans, -antis, p. pr. of excitare: cf. F. excitant.
Definitions
  1. Tending to excite; exciting.
Ex*cit"ant noun
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts; a stimulant.

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