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Definition of: stimulant
(stim′yə·lənt) noun
1. Anything that quickens or promotes the activity of some physiological process, as a drug.
2. Popularly, an alcoholic beverage.
—adjective Acting as a stimulant; serving to stimulate. [<L stimulans, -antis, ppr. of stimulare. See STIMULATE.]
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