excitant

Example Sentences

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“Et c’est quelque chose d’extraordinairement excitant pour moi.”

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2023

But the search for the complex roach excitant was a needle-in-the-haystack challenge.

From Time Magazine Archive

For example, the exposure of a part of the body through a loss of the bed-clothes is a frequent excitant of distressing dreams.

From Illusions A Psychological Study by Sully, James

The excitant is a dilute solution of sulphuric acid.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

Impulses producing the first effect are called excitant impulses; those producing the second effect, inhibitory impulses.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.