mimetic vs simulant

mimetic

noun
  • Something mimetic or imitative. 

  • A substance with similar pharmacological effects to another substance. 

  • A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. 

adj
  • Exhibiting mimesis. 

  • Imitative. 

simulant

noun
  • Something that simulates something else such as a gemstone. 

  • Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976. 

adj
  • Simulating, replacing, or having the form or appearance of something else. 

How often have the words mimetic and simulant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )