excitant meaning

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excitant (adjective): (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate.

excitant has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

excitant as an adjective

  1. (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

    Synonyms: excitative, excitatory

    Similar: stimulative

    Related forms: excite

excitant as a noun

  1. a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

    Synonyms: stimulant, stimulant drug

    Type of: drug

    Kinds: amphetamine, analeptic, aphrodisiac, butyl nitrite, kat, methylphenidate, popper

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with EX · words ending in NT · 8-letter words

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