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excitatory
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective excitatory has 1 sense
- excitatory(s = adj.all) excitant, excitative - (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate; Array Derived forms verb excite2, verb excite7
CIDE DICTIONARY
excitatory, a. [Cf. F. excitatoire.].
Tending to excite; containing excitement; excitative. [1913 Webster]
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