CONTRA STIMULANT

adj. Koan-tra3-sti2m'u2l-a2nt. Lat., contras tim ulans. Fr., contre-stimulant. Ger., contra stimuli rend. It., contro-stimulante. Sp., contra-estimulante. Sedative, also counteracting the effect of an exce of stimulus; as a n., an agent so acting. (A, 301.] Direct c. Fr.. contre-stimulant directe. Of Rasori, a sedative drug, such as antimony, mercury, purgatives, etc. [A, 301.] Indirect c. Fr., contre-stimulant indirecte. Such a sedative agent as abstinence from food, bleeding, the action of cold, etc. [A. 301.] [s. 386]