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intoxicant

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in⋅tox⋅i⋅cant

  [in-tok-si-kuhnt]
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–noun
1. an intoxicating agent, as alcoholic liquor or certain drugs.
–adjective
2. intoxicating or exhilarating: the clear, intoxicant air of the mountains.
Origin:
1860–65; < ML intoxicant- (s. of intoxicāns), prp. of intoxicāre to poison. See in- 2 , toxicant
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in·tox·i·cant   (ĭn-tŏk'sĭ-kənt)   
n.  An agent that intoxicates, especially an alcoholic beverage.
in·tox'i·cant adj.
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Main Entry: in·tox·i·cant
Pronunciation: in-'täk-si-k&nt
Function: noun
: something that intoxicates; especially : an alcoholic drink called also inebriant —intoxicant adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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intoxicant in·tox·i·cant (ĭn-tŏk'sĭ-kənt)
n.
An agent that intoxicates, especially an alcoholic beverage.

in·tox'i·cant adj.

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