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excitant, a. and n.|ˈɛksɪtənt, ɛkˈsaɪtənt|
[ad. L. excitant-em, pr. pple. of excitāre: see excite. Cf. Fr. excitant.]
A. adj. That rouses, excites, or stimulates; exciting, stimulating. Cf. excite, senses 1, 4, 6.
1607R. Crakanthorp Serm. (1608) 11 Gods grace, in our conversion, is not onely an excitant but a viuificant grace. 1661Bp. Nicholson Exp. Catech. (1678) 60 The Donation of Heavenly Grace..excitant, adjuvant, or co-operant. 1773Phil. Trans. LXIII. 337 Cushions..covered with silk..are much more powerfully excitant. 1801Med. Jrnl. V. 471 The excitant powers of the fixed alkali were not at all, or very little known. 1860Mayne Exp. Lex., Excitant, raising up; exciting; provoking; stimulating.
B. n. An agent which excites (organs or tissues) to increased vital activity; a stimulant. Also, an agent for inducing electrical action.
1833Coleridge Table-t. 2 Sept., The English affect stimulant nourishment—beef and beer. The French excitants..alcohol, champagne. 1836Blackw. Mag. XXXIX. 309 Salts are the excitants of the growth of plants. 1875Bedford Sailor's Pocket-bk. viii (ed. 2) 300 A warm bath..should only be employed as a momentary excitant. 1885Pall Mall G. 11 Feb. 4/2 A weak solution of potash as the excitant. |