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Stimulant vs Picrotoxin - What's the difference?

stimulant | picrotoxin |

As nouns the difference between stimulant and picrotoxin

is that stimulant is a substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body while picrotoxin is a poisonous material, extracted from the seeds of the Anamirta cocculus, used as a stimulant; it is a complex of two alkaloids - picrotoxinin and picrotin.

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 .
    • ----

    picrotoxin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) A poisonous material, extracted from the seeds of the Anamirta cocculus , used as a stimulant; it is a complex of two alkaloids - picrotoxinin and picrotin

    • Related terms

    * picrotoxic

    Synonyms

    *cocculin

    See also

    *(wikipedia "picrotoxin")