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Stimulant vs Simulant - What's the difference?

stimulant | simulant |

As nouns the difference between stimulant and simulant

is that stimulant is a substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body while simulant is something that simulates something else such as, for example, a gemstone.

As an adjective stimulant

is acting as a stimulant.

stimulant

English

Noun

(wikipedia stimulant) (en noun)
  • A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
  • Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.

    • Synonyms

    * psychostimulant

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Acting as a .
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    simulant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that simulates something else such as, for example, a gemstone.
    • Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976.
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