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Excitant

noun
1.
A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process.  Synonyms: stimulant, stimulant drug.





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"Excitant" Quotes from Famous Books



... action is practically unknown. As an analgesic, it is uniform in its action, and this is due to the suspension of the physiological functions of the sensory cells which it comes in contact with. Beyond this, it is an excitant of the cerebro-spinal axis, later it has a peculiar action on the encephalon, manifest in a wide range of psychical phenomena. Beyond this a great variety of widely variable symptoms appear. In some cases all the intellectual faculties are excited to ...
— Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why - What Medical Writers Say • Martha M. Allen


Words linked to "Excitant" :   Arabian tea, kat, aphrodisiac, stimulative, Ritalin, quat, cat, speed, popper, upper, amphetamine, isobutyl nitrite, khat, drug, pep pill, methylphenidate, analeptic, qat, excite, butyl nitrite, African tea


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