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stimulant, n.
(stimulants)
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a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
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excitant stimulant stimulant drug

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stimulate

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amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed analeptic aphrodisiac butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite kat, khat, qat, quat, cat, Arabian tea, African tea methylphenidate, Ritalin popper

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drug

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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input stimulant stimulation stimulus

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stimulate stimulate stimulate stimulate

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stimulate

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stimulate

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information

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evocation, induction, elicitation kick turn-on turnoff, negative stimulation conditioned stimulus reinforcing stimulus, reinforcer, reinforcement discriminative stimulus, cue positive stimulus negative stimulus