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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 formsnon·in·tox·i·cant, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for intoxicant

intoxicant

/ (ɪnˈtɒksɪkənt) /

noun

anything that causes intoxication

adjective

causing intoxication
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Word Origin and History for intoxicant

intoxicant

n.

"liquor," 1863; see intoxicate.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for intoxicant

intoxicant

[ ĭn-tŏk′sĭ-kənt ]

n.

An agent that intoxicates, especially an alcoholic beverage.
Related formsin•tox′i•cant adj.
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