Category:Excitant

Ex*cit"ant, a. Etym: [L. excitans, -antis, p. pr. of excitare: cf. F. excitant.]

Defn: Tending to excite; exciting.

excitant Ex*cit"ant, n. (Physiol.)

Defn: 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.