stimulant

1. Any stimulating information or event;
   Acts to arouse action (synset 105836008)
   is a type of: information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
   subtypes:

   • elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
   • kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs)
   • turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest
   • negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest
   • conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response
   • reinforcement, reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it
   • cue, discriminative stimulus - a stimulus that provides information about what to do
   • positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences
   • negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
   same as: input, stimulation, stimulus
2. A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process (synset 104327264)
   is a type of: drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
   subtypes:

   • amphetamine, pep pill, speed, upper - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
   • analeptic - a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system
   • aphrodisiac - a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
   • butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers
   • african tea, arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, qat, quat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
   • methylphenidate, ritalin - central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children
   • popper - a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
   same as: excitant, stimulant drug

1. That stimulates (synset 302318051)
   "stimulant phenomena"
   similar to: stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
   same as: stimulating

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