| stimulant | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus | any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action. |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ elicitation, evocation, induction | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors.; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" |
| ~ kick | the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs).; "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" |
| ~ turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest. |
| ~ negative stimulation, turnoff | something causing antagonism or loss of interest. |
| ~ conditioned stimulus | the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response. |
| ~ reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement | (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it. |
| ~ discriminative stimulus, cue | a stimulus that provides information about what to do. |
| ~ positive stimulus | a stimulus with desirable consequences. |
| ~ negative stimulus | a stimulus with undesirable consequences. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug | a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process. |
| ~ amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. |
| ~ analeptic | a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system. |
| ~ aphrodisiac | a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire. |
| ~ butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite | a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers. |
| ~ drug | a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic. |
| ~ african tea, arabian tea, kat, khat, qat, quat, cat | the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant.; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" |
| ~ methylphenidate, ritalin | central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children. |
| ~ popper | a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite). |
| adj. | 3. stimulant, stimulating | that stimulates.; "stimulant phenomena" |
| ~ stimulative | capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent. |
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