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excitatory, a.|ɛkˈsaɪtətərɪ|
[f. L. excitāt- ppl. stem of excitāre (see excitate) + -ory.]
Tending to or productive of excitation; characterized or produced by excitation.
1803Med. Jrnl. IX. 147 Communication was produced between the two armatures by a silver wire or excitatory arc. 1874Cooke Fungi (1875) 58 Excitatory organs for the dehiscence of the asci. 1882Nature No. 637. 258 Changes in the electrical relations of the two surfaces [of a leaf] (called the excitatory variation). Ibid. XXVI. 353 The excitatory motions both of plants and of animals. |