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Stimulator

stimulator –>
stimulant
1. Producing stimulation, especially producing stimulation by causing tension on muscle fibre through the nervous tissue.
2. (Science: pharmacology) An agent or remedy that produces stimulation.
Origin: L. Stimulans


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