'Excitant' definitions:
Definition of 'excitant'
From: WordNet
adjective
(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate [syn: excitant, excitative, excitatory]
noun
A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process [syn: stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant]
Definition of 'Excitant'
From: GCIDE
- Excitant \Ex*cit"ant\, a. [L. excitans, -antis, p. pr. of excitare: cf. F. excitant.] Tending to excite; exciting. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Excitant'
From: GCIDE
- Excitant \Ex*cit"ant\, n. (Physiol.) An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of its tissues or parts; a stimulant. [1913 Webster]