excitant vs speed

speed vs excitant

excitant and speed both are nouns.

excitant is an adjective but speed is not an adjective.

excitant is not a verb while speed is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excitant	Yes	Yes	No	No
speed	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, speed is a hyponym of excitant; that is, speed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excitant:

excitant: a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
speed: a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression

Other hyponyms of excitant include amphetamine, pep pill, upper, analeptic, aphrodisiac, butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite, African tea, Arabian tea, cat, kat, khat, qat, quat, methylphenidate, Ritalin, popper.

excitant (noun)	speed (noun)
a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process	changing location rapidly
	a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
	the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
	distance travelled per unit time

excitant (adjective)	speed (adjective)
(of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate

excitant (verb)	speed (verb)
	move faster
	cause to move faster
	move very fast
	travel at an excessive or illegal velocity
	move hurridly

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