| slovo | definícia |
stimulating
(mass) | stimulating
- stimulujúci, povzbudzujúci, radostný |
stimulating
(encz) | stimulating,simulující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Stimulating
(gcide) | Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
goad. See Stimulus.]
1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,
to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive
or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of
reward, or by the prospect of glory.
[1913 Webster]
To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
electricity.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
irritate; exasperate; incense.
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stimulating
(wn) | stimulating
adj 1: rousing or quickening activity or the senses; "a
stimulating discussion" [ant: unexciting,
unstimulating]
2: that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" [syn: stimulant,
stimulating]
3: making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of
mountain air" [syn: exhilarating, stimulating] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
unstimulating
(mass) | unstimulating
- nestimulujúci |
follicle-stimulating hormone
(encz) | follicle-stimulating hormone, n: |
interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
(encz) | interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, n: |
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
(encz) | melanocyte-stimulating hormone, n: |
stimulating pesticide dose
(encz) | stimulating pesticide dose,stimulující dávka pesticidu [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
thyroid-stimulating hormone
(encz) | thyroid-stimulating hormone, n: |
unstimulating
(encz) | unstimulating, adj: |
Stimulating
(gcide) | Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stimulated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Stimulating.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of
stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a
goad. See Stimulus.]
1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,
to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive
or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of
reward, or by the prospect of glory.
[1913 Webster]
To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite
the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by
electricity.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;
irritate; exasperate; incense.
[1913 Webster] |
follicle-stimulating hormone
(wn) | follicle-stimulating hormone
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in
female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals
that form sperm [syn: follicle-stimulating hormone,
FSH] |
interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
(wn) | interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and
stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn:
luteinizing hormone, LH, {interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone}, ICSH] |
melanocyte-stimulating hormone
(wn) | melanocyte-stimulating hormone
n 1: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that
controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes [syn:
melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH] |
thyroid-stimulating hormone
(wn) | thyroid-stimulating hormone
n 1: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of
the thyroid gland [syn: thyrotropin, {thyrotropic
hormone}, thyrotrophin, thyrotrophic hormone, {thyroid-
stimulating hormone}, TSH] |
unstimulating
(wn) | unstimulating
adj 1: not stimulating [syn: unstimulating, unexciting]
[ant: stimulating] |
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