intoxicant

noun, adj — 3 senses

intoxicant

noun

/ɪnˈtɒksɪk(ə)nt/

1

Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent.

Alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.

2

Poison.

Related terms: toxicant

intoxicant

adj

1

Intoxicating.

Derived terms: autointoxicant, nonintoxicant

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