English-Thai Dictionary

stimulant

ADJ กระตุ้น  intoxicant kra-tuan

 

stimulant

N ยากระตุ้น  intoxicant restorative tonic ya-kra-tuan

 

stimulant

N สิ่งกระตุ้น  สาร กระตุ้น  stimulation sing-kra-tuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STIMULANT

a.[L.] Increasing or exciting action, particularly the action of the organs of an animal body; stimulating.

 

STIMULANT

n.A medicine that excites and increases the action of the moving fibers or organs of an animal body.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STIMULANT

Stim "u *lant, a. Etym: [L. stimulans, p.pr. ; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate. ]

 

1. Serving to stimulate.

 

2. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.

 

STIMULANT

Stim "u *lant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stimulant. ]

 

1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay.

 

2. (Physiol. & Med. )

 

Defn: An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

stimulant

stim u lant |ˈstimyələnt ˈstɪmjələnt | ▶noun a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. • something that increases activity, interest, or enthusiasm in a specified field: population growth is a major stimulant to industrial development. ▶adjective raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body: caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin stimulant- ‘urging, goading, ’ from the verb stimulare.

 

Oxford Dictionary

stimulant

stimu |lant |ˈstɪmjʊl (ə )nt | ▶noun a substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body. • something that increases activity, interest, or enthusiasm in a specified field: population growth is a major stimulant to industrial development. ▶adjective raising levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body: caffeine has stimulant effects on the heart. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Latin stimulant- ‘urging, goading ’, from the verb stimulare.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

stimulant

stimulant noun 1 caffeine is a stimulant: tonic, restorative; antidepressant; informal pep pill, upper, pick-me-up, bracer, happy pill; Medicine analeptic. ANTONYMS sedative, downer. 2 a stimulant to discussion: stimulus, incentive, encouragement, impetus, inducement, boost, spur, prompt; informal shot in the arm. ANTONYMS deterrent.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

stimulant

stimulant noun 1 a stimulant that has a direct effect on the nervous system: tonic, restorative, reviver, energizer, refresher; antidepressant; informal pep pill, upper, pick-me-up, bracer; technical excitant, analeptic. ANTONYMS sedative, downer. 2 population growth is a major stimulant to industrial development: stimulus, incentive, encouragement, impetus, inducement, fillip, boost, spur, prompt, prod, jog; provocation, goad, incitement; informal shot in the arm, kick up the backside. ANTONYMS deterrent. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS stimulant or stimulus? While both these words have meanings relating to something's effect on activity, they are distinct. A stimulant is a substance that increases or speeds up bodily activity (tisanes may appeal to people who find ordinary tea too much of a stimulant | a heart and respiratory stimulant ). Stimulus, on the other hand, denotes something that causes a particular physical response (the syndrome causes bizarre responses to any stimulus to the hemiplegic side ), or something that acts as an incentive to activity or development (the authorities are convinced of the value of investment as a stimulus to growth ).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

French Dictionary

stimulant

stimulant , ante adj. et n. m. adjectif Qui incite, encourage. : Une rémunération stimulante. SYNONYME motivant . nom masculin Substance propre à accroître l ’activité. : Ces médicaments sont des stimulants. SYNONYME tonique .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

stimulant

stim u lant /stɪ́mjələnt /名詞 C 1 興奮 [刺激 ]剤 .2 (カフェイン入りの )眠気を覚ます飲み物 .3 アルコール飲料 .4 «…に対する » 刺激, 誘因, 活性剤 «to » .形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗興奮させる, 刺激する .～́ dr ù gs 興奮 [覚醒 ]剤 .～̀ eff é cts [pr ó perties ]興奮作用 [特性 ] (のある薬 ).