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| betel |
the dried leaf of this plant, chewed with the betel nut as a stimulant or narcotic. [1/2 definitions] |
| betel nut |
the nut of the betel palm, chewed together with betel pepper leaves and lime in southeastern Asia as a mild stimulant and narcotic. |
| caffeine |
a bitter substance that occurs naturally in coffee, tea, chocolate, and certain other substances and has stimulant and diuretic effects. |
| capsicum |
these pods or their seeds prepared, esp. dried, for use as a condiment or gastric stimulant. [1/2 definitions] |
| crystal |
the solid form of a stimulant drug, esp. methamphetamine. [1/7 definitions] |
| digitalis |
a heart stimulant derived from the dried leaves of the foxglove plant. [1/2 definitions] |
| guarana |
a substance containing caffeine and tannin that is made from the seeds of a South American shrub of the soapberry family, used as a stimulant. [1/2 definitions] |
| maté |
a stimulant beverage made from the leaves and shoots of a South American evergreen tree that is related to the holly. [1/2 definitions] |
| meth |
abbreviation of "methamphetamine"; a white crystalline drug derived from amphetamine that is a strong stimulant of the nervous system. |
| methamphetamine |
a white crystalline drug derived from amphetamine that is a strong stimulant of the nervous system. |
| pep pill |
(informal) a pill, tablet, or capsule containing a stimulant such as amphetamine. |
| stimulate |
to act as a stimulant or stimulus. [1/2 definitions] |
| strychnine |
a strongly poisonous white crystalline compound used to kill rodents and, in small doses, as a stimulant to the central nervous system. |
| theobromine |
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid related to caffeine, found in cacao plants, kola nuts, chocolate, and tea, and used as a diuretic and nerve stimulant. |
| upper |
(slang) a stimulant drug. [1/6 definitions] |
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