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In a petulant manner.

One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.

Producing pustules. -- n.

Copulating backward, or from behind.

rovokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay.

Under the roof or eaves; within doors. [R.]

Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] " With tremulent white rod." Carlyle.

Howling; wailing.

Undulating. [R.]

A species of Magnolia (M. conspicua) with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under Magnolia.

extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic.

ble salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant. Brande & C.

A yellowish oily volatile liquid, C5H11NO2, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.

rnica montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.

To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle. Petty things about which men cark and bicker. Barrow.

ric, and Indian paint. It has acrid emetic properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant expectorant. See Sanguinaria.

mphor, C10H16O, is volatile and fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a stimulant, or sedative.

Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. Cardiac passion (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic] -- Cardiac wheel. (Mach.) See Heart wheel.

namirta Cocculus, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant.

tter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used in medicine.