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Meanings of stimulant in English

Portuguese
estímulo
Catalan
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Spanish
estímulo

Any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action.

estímulo
Portuguese
estimulante
Catalan
estimulant

A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process.

estimulante
Russian
психостимулятор
Portuguese
drogas estimulantes
Spanish
drogas estimulantes
Catalan
psicoestimulant

Overarching term covers many drugs that increase activity of the central nervous system.

психостимулятор

That stimulates.

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Examples for "stimulating"
Examples for "stimulating"
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Europe Now wants to be a space for thought provoking, stimulating views.
The Guardian
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Encouraging the act of reading is far more important than stimulating debate.
The Irish Times
3
It would also the types of funding available to companies, stimulating growth.
Reuters
4
Lockdown has been stimulating artists everywhere to do their work from home.
Radio NZ
5
The more conventional strategy, stimulating antibodies, has proved very difficult with HIV.
Reuters
Usage of stimulant in English
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Prior diagnosis of ADHD and treatment course with stimulant medications was recorded.
Pubmed
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The most serious breaches have involved the use of bromantan, a stimulant.
The Irish Times
3
They also have sugar and kolanin, said to be a heart stimulant.
BBC
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The hot shame of the idea was a better stimulant than brandy.
The Man Who Lost Himself
5
Do not give any stimulant; it would drive blood to the brain.
Camping For Boys
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I hear it in your breath, and she darted at the stimulant.
The Long Vacation
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This monthly letter was the only pleasure and stimulant in her life.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
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Apparently the need of such affectionate stimulant was strong in Mrs. Beecher.
Hyacinth
9
The anticipation of it acted as a stimulant through the entire year.
Thirty Years a Slave / From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution ...
10
The stimulant acted instantly on the sensitive system of the swooning man.
Armadale
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He is a stimulant; he makes us live immortally and more abundantly.
God, the Invisible King
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Without the stimulant and the nutritious food defeat would have been certain.
The Snowshoe Trail
13
The cold bath is a powerful stimulant to the sympathetic nervous system.
The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
14
She could barely hold them still as she applied another stimulant patch.
Envoy
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The mental stimulant was provided for man in the form of science.
The Necessity of Atheism
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The flagging organ soon shows that it responds to this true stimulant.
Papers on Health