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excitant

American  
[ik-sahyt-nt, ek-si-tuhnt] / ɪkˈsaɪt nt, ˈɛk sɪ tənt /

adjective

  1. exciting; stimulating.

noun

  1. Physiology. something that excites; a stimulant.

excitant British  
/ ˈɛksɪtənt, ɪkˈsaɪtənt /

adjective

  1. able to excite or stimulate

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noun

  1. something, such as a drug or other agent, able to excite; stimulant

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Etymology

Origin of excitant

1600–10; < Latin excitant- (stem of excitāns ), present participle of excitāre. See excite, -ant

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Then they settled down to enjoy Quel Beau Nu, successor to last year's devastatingly successful revue, Trés Excitant.

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