stimulant

IPA: stˈɪmjʌɫʌnt

(pharmacology) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.

Examples of "stimulant" in Sentences

This drug is not a stimulant in the traditional sense of the word.
(The yeoman farmers hit the moonshine, whereas caffeine, a stimulant, is the drug for our age.)
But the eye-opening stimulant is found in lots of other beverages, and even some food and medications.
The main stimulant used for ADHD is an amphetamine-like drug, which purportedly acts as a tranquilizer in children.
Senor, the former U.S. occupation official, agrees that Saddam's trial could be a "short-term stimulant" for the insurgency.
In similar ways to stimulant drugs such as amphetamine, clenbuterol can have short-term stimulant effects, including increasing aerobic capacity, blood pressure and alertness.
The combination of all these ingredients makes for a very tasty and refreshing after dinner treat; the plant enzymes, lime paste, and mild stimulant from the betel nut acts as a digestion enhancer and breath freshener.
We take a solution of what we call a stimulant and immerse the bioplasm in it, and we find that it increases its activity, moves faster, takes up more pabulum, and divides more rapidly than in the unstimulated condition.