stimulating

/ˈstim-yə-ˌlā-tiŋ/

adjective

  1. producing stimulation: such as

  2. enjoyably exciting or interesting

  3. acting as a stimulant : producing increased energy or alertness

a very stimulating experience/environment

verb

  1. to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity : animate, arouse

  2. to function as a physiological stimulus to

  3. to arouse or affect by a stimulant (such as a drug)

provoke excite stimulate pique quicken mean to arouse as if by pricking. provoke directs attention to the response called forth. excite implies a stirring up or moving profoundly.

noun

  1. any of several glycoproteins that promote the differentiation of stem cells especially into blood granulocytes and macrophages and that stimulate their proliferation into colonies in culture