intoxicant

[ in-tok-si-kuh nt ]

/ ɪnˈtɒk sɪ kənt /

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noun

an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.

adjective

intoxicating or exhilarating: the clear, intoxicant air of the mountains.

RELATED WORDS

booze, drink, liquor, dope, narcotic

Nearby words

intorted, intortor, intortus, intourist, intown, intoxicant, intoxicate, intoxicated, intoxicating, intoxication, intoxicative

Origin of intoxicant

1860–65; < Medieval Latin intoxicant- (stem of intoxicāns), present participle of intoxicāre to poison. See in-², toxicant

Related forms

non·in·tox·i·cant, adjective

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Examples from the Web for intoxicant

The use of cannabis as an intoxicant began to take hold in America in the early 1900s.
The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot|Roger Roffman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Koon: Because I believed that this individual was under the influence of some intoxicant.
L.A. Riots Anniversary: Stacey Koon’s Disturbing Testimony|Christine Pelisek|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The delight in danger for its own sake is common to all human beings, to the young as an intoxicant, to the old as a drug.
The Sword of Deborah|F. Tennyson Jesse
Morphine and Cocaine Intoxication,—Morphine, an alkaloid of opium, is used very extensively as an intoxicant.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

Upon such occasions the only intoxicant was tobacco or dakka.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
The first intoxicant drink made in this country was ale, and it was made from barley.
The Allinson Vegetarian Cookery Book|Thomas R. Allinson
Avoid tea—the tannin turns meat to leather and spoils digestion, but take little or no intoxicant.
Cornish Characters|S. Baring-Gould

British Dictionary definitions for intoxicant

intoxicant

/ (ɪnˈtɒksɪkənt) /

noun

anything that causes intoxication

adjective

causing intoxication

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Medicine definitions for intoxicant

intoxicant

[ ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kənt ]

n.

An agent that intoxicates, especially an alcoholic beverage.

Related forms

in•tox′i•cant adj.